independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
northeastern part; the northeast
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to the right (in location); right of center (politically); somewhat rightist; right-leaning
(coming to a) sudden stop
backward somersault; backward roll
to become pale; to turn pale
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
unpleasant to hear; difficult to hear
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
backwash; rip current; stern wave; drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)
billow; surge; large wave
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
young girl; lass; adolescent female
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl