another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
by myself; in person; by oneself
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
rational; reasonable; logical
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
immediately; right away; on the spot
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be at a loss for words
rationality; reasonableness
based on; on the basis of
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
one eye; one of one's eyes
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
long; drawn-out; very long