surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
speaking voice; talking voice
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
cannibalism; anthropophagism
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
right in the middle (of); midst; height
end; tip; extremities; terminal
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
pistol; handgun; revolver
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
without leaving any trace
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)
like this; in this way; as you see
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
core (of planets, stars, galaxies, etc.); nucleus (of comets, galaxies, etc.)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to throw into; to toss into
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
cut; reduction; curtailment
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart