skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
rough (explanation, details, etc.); broad; general; grabbing a big handful
living thing; organism; creature; biology
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
planting; planting out; transplanting
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
simply; merely; only; solely
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
automatic; intransitive verb
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
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 ...); (someone's) side
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
strong person; the strong; the powerful
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
both hands; both arms; ten
these guys; these fellows
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
very interesting; of great interest
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis