trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
last week; the week before
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
ago; since; before; previous
battlefield; battleground
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
how many people; a number of people
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
had better ...; had better not ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
fifth day of the month; five days
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks