matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
pistol; handgun; revolver
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to bury; to embed; to implant
pulsation; pulsatory motion
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing