counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to knock down; to knock off
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
the same kind; accomplice; partner
good humour (humor); good mood
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest
decision; determination; resolution
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
in a daze; absent-mindedly; vacantly; dimly; hazily; faintly
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
participation; joining; entry
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
very interesting; of great interest
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
experiment; experimentation
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
to fire into; to shoot into
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)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate