Artiodactyla; order comprising the even-toed ungulates
Bovidae (family of ruminant mammals including cattle)
potassium carbonate; potash
suckling; nursing; lactation
intellectual level; level of intelligence
Hominidae (family of great apes)
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
pitch that hits the batter
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
arrestee; person arrested
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
demanding; difficult; strict
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
B class; B grade; second rate
faking crying; crocodile tears
financial muscle; economic clout
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
being argued into silence; being left speechless
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for