to jar; to creak; to grate
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to repaint; to paint again
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
surroundings; circumference
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
on the left as one faces (it)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
in advance; beforehand; previously
will not do; do not; does not
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
main; principal; chief; primary; major
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
even though it is not; despite not
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
extensive; vast range; wide scope
odds and ends; all; every
to suppress one's emotions
and; thereupon; because of that
change; transformation; inversion