cannot be compared with; no match for
Tyrannosaurus rex; T. rex; tyrannosaurus
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
willpower; energy; vitality
to squash; to crush; to flatten
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
trivial; not amounting to much
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to trample; to crush underfoot
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to play a leading role; to play a central part
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
continuation; succession; series