fortress; stronghold; citadel
library (usu. single-room); small library
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
nature park; natural park
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
summer fur; summer coat; summer plumage
to be replaced with new growth
removing hair permanently
cannibalism; anthropophagism
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
wintertime; winter season
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out