search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
presence (impressive quality)
to tower over the surroundings
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to overflow from something full
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to crack; to develop a crack
all; entire; whole; altogether
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
interior; inside; internal
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
half and half; fifty-fifty
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
one's physical safety; personal security