strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
cartoon-character costume
peace preservation; security; safety
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
entry into port; arriving in harbor
(short) rest; breather; break
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
one's long-cherished desire
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to leave something as it is
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
brave warrior; hero; brave man
intimacy; affection; familiarity
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to eat up; to consume (completely)
counter for choices, options, etc.
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
technique; art; skill; move
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-