activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
oviparity; produced from eggs
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
very likely; very probable
for the first time in one's life
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
parthenogenesis; virgin birth
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
here and there; in places
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
one cause; one reason; one factor
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
deep inside; innermost place
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
dark place; unlit spot; darkness
every place; various places
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say