to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
special training; intensive training; crash course
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
caecilian (any burrowing legless amphibian of the order Gymnophiona)
axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum); Mexican salamander; Mexican walking fish
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
half and half; fifty-fifty
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
English name (for a country, etc.); English-derived nickname (used by someone with a non-Western personal name); Western name
any brown or reddish-brown frog (esp. of family Ranidae); Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica); brown frog
weightlessness; zero gravity
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
rifling a gun barrel; making lines
offense; offence; method of attack
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
(arch.) fish; counter for fish
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
crestfallen; dejected; shriveled (like a slug sprinkled with salt)
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
contrastive conjunction (but, however, etc.); contradictory conjunction
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing