cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
moment by moment; hour by hour
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
recovery; undoing; recall
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan