cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
composition; constitution; composition (of a molecule, compound, etc.); constituent ratio; relative proportion of elements
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
appearance; figure; shape; form
otherwise; or else; if not
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
bacterium; bacteria; germ
to explain adequately; to be accountable
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to express in a roundabout way
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
enumeration; citation; listing
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to come to one's senses; to calm down
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to cause to swell; to inflame