dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
torture device; instrument of torture
aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
jumping ability; jumping power
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
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
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
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
dukedom; duchy; principality
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
hidden treasure; treasured article
related to; in relation to
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life