evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
ramification; branching off
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
manner of using one's hands
reduced scale; scaling down
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
magician; conjurer; illusionist
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
falling over; toppling sideways
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
penalty; sentence; punishment
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
section; cross section; profile
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to squeeze out; to wring out
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
it's probably so; it stands to reason
replica firearm; realistic toy gun with no firing mechanism
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
relevant source; well-informed source; interested parties
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
legal; lawful; legitimate
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
great writer; major writer