organic matter; organic compound
parallel world; parallel universe
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
normal course (of action); proper course; regular way
to lose (a chance); to miss; to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
high-technology; high-tech
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
culture fluid; culture solution; broth
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
nothing but; none other than
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to become vulgar; to coarsen
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end