withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
popular name; common name; given name
quietly; slowly; gracefully
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
a push; another effort; one more effort
means of transportation; transport service
leading; guiding; commanding
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
Washington Convention (i.e. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to form a group; to form a bunch
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to fall flat; to fall face down
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)