startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
alone; unaided; away from home
unidentified mysterious animal
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
such ... as; or some such
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
undisputed; entirely; perfect
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness