understood; I see; OK; present; here
Okinawa rail (Gallirallus okinawae)
prairie dog (Cynomys sp.)
short joke; quick one-liner
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
deep affection; dear; beloved
breeding; raising; rearing
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
female high-school student
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to be found; to be discovered
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
noisy; confused; uproarious
interior; inside; internal
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
though; notwithstanding; although
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
river; stream; River; the ... river
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
dry riverbed; river beach