erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
strong-willed; strong of heart
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one
covered with; stained; smeared
to be exhausted; to be tired out
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
not worth doing; waste of effort
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to revere; to respect; to worship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
careful observation; close attention
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
friendly; sociable; brittle; fragile; light
discretionary work (labour, labor)
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
fixed amount (of money); fixed sum; flat sum