supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
wherein; therein; thereinto
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
flour; meal; powder; dust
magnesium carbonate (MgCO3)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
literally; to the letter; literal
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
four (long cylindrical things)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
eight-sided shape; octagon
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive