curse; spell; malediction
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
grasp; catch; understanding
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
riskiness; (level of) danger
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
regret; repentance; remorse
to be perturbed; to be agitated
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
way; method; means; resource; course
recovery; undoing; recall