to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
vine; climber; climbing plant; creeper; creeping plant; liana
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
as far as the eye can see
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
rookery; breeding grounds; nesting place
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to fire into; to shoot into
perception; sensation; awareness
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
naturally; of course; understandably
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
joint struggle; common (united) front
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
drama; play; powerful drug
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
a second time; again; once more; twice
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
sitting cross-legged; sitting in the lotus position
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering