that's the way it is; such is life
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
simply; merely; only; solely
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
invisibility (through magic)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to show up; to appear; to turn up
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
even though; despite; notwithstanding
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
another dimension; different level; whole other level
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
opinion; point of view; visual point
to differ; to vary; to disagree