dozens; scores of; decades
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
thousands; several thousand
defense; defence; protection
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
extermination; annihilation
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)