glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to lose a closely fought contest
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
superb view; picturesque scenery
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
four characters; four letters
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
nature park; natural park
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle