ten; 10; ten years of age
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
carnivore; carnivorous animal
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
stepping back; drawing back
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
by means of; due to; because of; according to
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
as (for); for; in the capacity of
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
walking briskly; determinedly
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; beef
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance