length (of an animal); body length
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
communication skills; communication ability
cooperation; coordination; link
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
to subsist; to keep on living
besides; in addition; also; moreover
time; season; period; phase; stage
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
mathematical formula; numerical expression
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to approach; to draw near
in that way; like that; that way
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
index finger; forefinger; second toe
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees