deadly serious; deadly earnest
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to indicate; to show; to point to
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
temporary name; provisional name
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to have an underbite; to have a protruding chin; to be concaved; to have a concave shape
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
long ago; a long time ago; already
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to explain adequately; to be accountable
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
abuse; misuse; perversion
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
lure fishing; fishing with a lure
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place