tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
countermeasure; counter-measure
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
number of persons; personnel
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
base (military, expedition, etc.)
conference room; place of assembly
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
rejection; negation; voting down
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to fall off; to tumble down
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail