tension; mental strain; nervousness
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to spit out; to eject; to dump
mixed race; mixed parentage
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
tool; implement; means; furniture
hostility; antagonism; opposition
place; room; margin; scope
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
small fraction; small proportion
commander; commanding officer; CO
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible