long; drawn-out; very long
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
loanword; foreign-origin word
originally; by nature; from the start
to rule; to govern; to administer
living thing; organism; creature; biology
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
general idea; concept; notion
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
action of making something; -ification