mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
leopard (Panthera pardus)
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
rearrangement (of classes); recomposition; recombination; reclassification
manufacturing plant; production facility
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
edge of the eaves; house frontage
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
poultry manure; chicken droppings
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
one by one; one each; one at a time
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
customary; usual; common; ordinary; idiomatic
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)