opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
offensive (movement); aggression
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
solar day (esp. on planets other than Earth); sol (currency of Peru)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
race (of people); type of person
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
remaining years (of one's life)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
to ask; to enquire; to query
a blooming cut flower; glorious death
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
Hominini; tribe comprising humans, chimpanzees and bonobos
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit