manticore (Persian mythology)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
verbal check (esp. on railroads); verbal confirmation
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
becoming dull; slowing down
should not be; must not be
common front; united front
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
estimation; criticism; comment
hitting endlessly; beating up comprehensively
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
older sister; lass; young lady
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
distribution center; distribution centre
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; covering up wrongdoings and feigning ignorance
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
going on a pleasure jaunt
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
baton (of command); order; command; direction
making an incision in the abdomen; performing a laparotomy
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant