cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to look around; to survey
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to gain fame; to make one's name
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to talk; to chat; to chatter
fall; drop; descent; coming down
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
person who is ...; thing that is ...
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
strategy meeting; council of war
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this