cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
small hill; low hill; hillock
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
salty sea breeze; salt wind
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to slide down; to slip down
to make an appearance; to show up
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
near oneself; close to one; familiar
at least; at most; (even) just
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
desperation; self-abandonment
negotiations; discussions; connection
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
triple feature (e.g. movie)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
autotomy; self amputation; act of cutting off a part of one's own body in order to escape a predator
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence