praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
river surface; surface of a river
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
for the first time in one's life
to fall off; to tumble down
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to sniff out; to catch the scent of
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
perception; sensing; noticing
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing