going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
to be greedy; to devour greedily
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
for today; for the time being
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
fixed date; settlement date
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
prohibition; ban; embargo
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
lower region; lower part; region below
eating; bite (in fishing)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
late at night; small hours of the morning
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member