semi-transparent; translucent
fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
(wearing) low over one's eyes
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to mark the end; to spell the end
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
androgynous; gender-neutral
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
to brave a danger; to take a risk
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
calamity; disaster; accident
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
poly-; polyethylene; polyphony (of an electronic keyboard, etc.); police; police officer
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
scattering (in all directions)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
spider's thread; spider silk
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
bottom; underside; base; base (of a polyhedron)