discretion; consideration; allowance
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
several people; a few people
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
failing mark; failing grade
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
the very best; excellent; superb
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
looking or acting as if one owned the place
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
dullard; indecisive person
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus); estuarine crocodile
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to pluck; to pick; to tear
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to wring the neck; to strangle
to push down; to knock down
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
obedience; submission; resignation
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain