demonstration; show of force
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
political issue (problem)
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
towards Russia (relations, policy, etc.)
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
dead-leaf color; yellowish brown
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
the ocean; the great deep
solitary island; isolated island
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
yourself; himself; herself
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)