so to speak; so to call it; as it were
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
the future; future prospects
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
light (e.g. colour, color)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
much less; to say nothing of
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha