sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
defeating in an instant; instant kill
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
timewise; temporal; chronal
reinforcement; strengthening
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
idiot; retard; idiocy; profound mental retardation
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
difference; disparity; gap
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
predation; eating prey; preying upon
Cambrian explosion (of life)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to half-rise to one's feet
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart