bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
semi-transparent; translucent
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
overall; general; as a whole
armed forces; military; troops
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
intelligence; intellect; brains
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
strong person; the strong; the powerful
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
specialization; specialisation
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as