mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
witnessing; observing; sighting
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
outward appearance; looks
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting