settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
retainer; vassal; follower
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
drama; play; powerful drug
dozens; scores of; decades
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to boil strongly; to be excited
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
striking; remarkable; considerable
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
assistant language teacher; ALT; foreign national serving as an assistant teacher of English in a Japanese classroom; alanine aminotransferase; ALT
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
time series; chronological order; chronology
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
cease-fire; truce; armistice