to crawl out of; to creep out of
many; much; plenty; hardly
sunlight; rays of the Sun
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
chambered nautilus (esp. species Nautilus pompilius)
innumerable; countless; numberless
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
protuberance; protruding object; umbo
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
submarine; submersible vessel
nature; property; disposition
author; writer; novelist; artist
fame; glory; reputation; English name (of plants, animals, etc.)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
meteor; shooting star; falling star
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
as soon as possible; ASAP
amount of material resources
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to distract one's attention
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)