control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
fall; drop; descent; coming down
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
risky; dangerous; insecure
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to bubble; to foam; to froth
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
one by one; one after another; successively
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
seedling; sapling; young tree
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)