lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
number one; first; best; most; game; round
second; number two; runner-up
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
surface of the earth; ground surface
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
sphere; circle; range; category
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
of course; certainly; naturally
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
covering; protection; backing; relief
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
however; having said that; but
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
alternately; by turns; one after the other
threat; intimidation; menace
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint