to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
printout; (computer) printing
to put up (a notice); to post
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
optimism; taking an optimistic view
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
how long; how far; how much
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
not yet known; unknown; strange
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
fort; stronghold; fortification
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to escape death; to be saved from death
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
influence (on someone); inspiration
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left