crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci)
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
annulation; ring shape; loop shape
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
law of nature; natural law
another dimension; different level; whole other level
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to triumph; to be elated with success
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
pulsation; pulsatory motion
without doubt; certain; sure
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to frolic; to revel; to make merry
eardrum; tympanic membrane
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
god of war; (fig.) war hero
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
main force; chief object; mainline
legendary beast; magical beast
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
distress; wretched condition
enemy's strength or fighting power
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
protracted war; war of attrition