to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
wide difference; a world of difference
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
detour; circuitous route; diversion
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
judgment; judgement; discernment
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing