cannibals; cannibal tribe
secretary; councillor; councilor
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
carrot; calotte (type of hat)
torture device; instrument of torture
self-styled humanitarian; person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling
wheat straw; barley straw
aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
jumping ability; jumping power
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
turning to the left; left turn
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
quarrel; dispute; argument
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
the ocean; the great deep
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
to be manageable; to be able to handle
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
split among friends; falling out; internal discord