rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
denaturation; degeneration
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to rebuke; to scold harshly
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
brawny; muscular; impressive; gigantic
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
slope; slanting surface; bevel
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to step forward; to take a step forward
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
instead; but (on the other hand)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
periodic; regular; routine
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
frequency (of occurrence)