thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
down to earth; reasonable
to badger; to pester; to beg
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
charitable person; philanthropist
uninhabited island; desert island
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
agricultural land; farmland
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
good-quality; superior in quality
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)
rejection; negation; voting down
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to degenerate; to lapse into
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
forced laugh; forced smile
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days