as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
momentum; amount of exercise
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
practice; practising; training; study
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to lose heart; to lose motivation
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
invisibility (through magic)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
snowflake (cluster of ice crystals)
electromagnetic interference; radio interference
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
ten to one; nine cases out of ten