vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
to go crazy; to go off one's head
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to approach; to draw near
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
detour; circumvention; turning movement
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
slight; little; insignificant
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment