fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
riskiness; (level of) danger
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
metallic sound; metallic clank
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
highly unpredictable; touch and go
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)