and yet; though; when; in spite of
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
magic bullet; magic bullets
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
producer; grower; maker; manufacturer
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
split; division; break up
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to gather; to collect; to assemble
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
flabby; limp; soft and pliable