to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
national defence; national defense
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
but; however; even though; even if
growth period; growing season
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
deep inside; innermost place
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
masculinization; virilization
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
being filled with; being full of; permeation
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
word game; wordplay; playing with words
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
common front; united front
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to anticipate; to foresee
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
based on; built on; made from