protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to lose sight of; to miss
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
space; interval; space character; whitespace
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
letter by letter; character by character
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
genius; prodigy; natural gift
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
confused; inconsistent; incoherent; patchy
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
the way one works; one's working manner
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
you (plural); all of you; you all