anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
being too late; losing one's final chance
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
flash (of light); glint; schiller
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
individual differences; personal equation
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example