snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
living thing; living creature; animal; life
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
(someone else's) child; child; kid
that's the way it is; such is life
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
expression; look; countenance; face
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
older sister; lass; young lady
Europe and America; the West
family; members of a family
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
another thing; exception; special case
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to