poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
tension; mental strain; nervousness
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to pluck (usually from a tree); to pick (e.g. apples)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
sphere; counter for balls
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to blow off; to be blown off
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
top of the head; crown of the head
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
hand used like a sword in striking
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)