fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
metallic sound; metallic clank
neck; throat; vital part; weak point
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
loss; defeat; counter for losses
start of a war; beginning of hostilities
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
(death from) starvation; starving to death
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to sweat and slave; to toil away
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
human relations; personal relationships
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
head start; initiative; preemption
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
naked eye; the physical eye
unrecognized; unrecognizable
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations