eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
split; division; break up
three; three years of age
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Organisation); NATO
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
each nation; many nations; many countries
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
automatic; intransitive verb
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to have an eye on; to zero in on
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
chemical substances; chemicals
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
variation; rogue (something)
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
being concerned about or mindful of
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war