clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
massing (of troops); gathering
snake; serpent; large snake
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to stare back at; to look back at
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
unclear point; unclear points
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
again (and again); once again; yet again
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange