Felidae (family comprising the cats)
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
step; stride; counter for steps
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
they; those guys; those fellows
living person; the living
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else