ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
to examine someone's expression
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
carnivore; carnivorous animal
way; method; means; resource; course
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
popular name; common name; given name
to summon courage; to be brave
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
one's family; family member
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to smash violently; to crush
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
serious; not joking; straight
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
to freeze; to refrigerate
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive