herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
chain; series; connection; linkage
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
to anticipate; to foresee
key person; important person
water's edge; waterside; shore
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
frequency (of appearance)
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
endemic disease; local disease
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
prophylactic (drug); preventive medicine
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
several items; many items
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
freighter; cargo ship; carrier
to check; to stop; to keep back