crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
to turn towards; to point
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to increase; to add to; to augment
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
one group; one squad; group one; squad one; entire group; entire squad
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
(necessary) personnel; required person
24 hours; twenty-four hours
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
time; hour; period; class
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
forcibly; against one's will
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
main body (of an army); main force; these troops