praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
to devour; to bite to death
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to kill; to choke the life out of
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
(divine) providence; dispensation
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
radical; extreme; eccentric
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
complication; confusion; disorder
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
profusely (esp. flowers blooming in great profusion)
becoming well-known; becoming common knowledge
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death