black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat
leather strap; thong; leash
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
site; point on a map; spot
image; figure; figure; form; image
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
real thing; original; actual
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
year in, year out; always; 24-7
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
and; thereupon; because of that
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
covered with; stained; smeared
favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z