to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
ability; performance; efficiency
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
few decades; many decades; several decades
decrease; reduction; decline
tendency; trend; inclination
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
animal abuse; animal cruelty; cruelty to animals; cruelty toward animals
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dozens; scores of; decades
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
gleaming; shining; glistening
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
health; healthy; sound; fit
simply; merely; only; solely
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach