quadruped walking; walking on four legs
non-player character; NPC
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
absorption; suction; attraction
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
power balance; balance of power
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
general mobilization; general mobilisation
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to tower over the surroundings
round shape; circle; circular form
public facilities; utilities
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)