instar (developmental stage of arthropods); age; years
victim; injured party; sufferer
inconsistency; mismatch; nonconformity; unconformity
to find out; to discover; to detect
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
several times (as large, over)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
respiratory tract; air duct
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
indictment; prosecution; complaint
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person