in the morning; during the morning
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
living thing; living creature; animal; life
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
Ghanzi (Botswana); Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi)
nonviolence; non-violence
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
cryptid (animal whose existence is unsubstantiated, e.g. the yeti)
(theatrical) fighting scene
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
fat; tallow; lard; grease
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
something; some kind of; for some reason
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant