to throw oneself (into an activity)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
everything; anything; nothing
one's own style; self-taught manner
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
morpho (butterfly, Morpho sp.)
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
ultrastructure; fine structure; microstructure; fine structure
cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium); cockleburr
hooklike; hook-shaped; unciform
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
hook-and-loop fastener; Velcro
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
moderate; proper; just right
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.