cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
responsibility for the consequences; absolute liability; moral responsibility; answerability
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to degenerate; to lapse into
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
feeding (animals); provisioning
free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
red panda (Ailurus fulgens); lesser panda
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
recently; lately; these days
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
inside the kindergarten; inside the zoo; inside the garden; inside the park
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
letting (someone) die without helping
sun bear (Helarctos malayanus); Malayan bear