dusky thrush (Turdus naumanni)
secretary; councillor; councilor
having gone too far to turn back
merganser (any duck of genus Mergus)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
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to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out
gold and jewels; precious object
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
god (esp. the Christian God)
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
perfect; just right; ideal
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
passage; path; route; one's way
to challenge (a person) to a fight
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
tag (children's game); tig
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity