aquatic (life); living in the water
armour (e.g. tank); armor
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to walk in on; to tread upon
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
kind; sort; species; species
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
majority group (party, faction)
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public; performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to prostrate oneself (before)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to be relieved; to feel relieved
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
tedious; boring; being fed up with
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker