related species; allied species
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
almost; roughly; approximately
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
Tyrannosaurus rex; T. rex; tyrannosaurus
degeneration; retrogression
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
stepping back; drawing back
prohibition; inhibition; ban
ten (long cylindrical things)
soft hair; villus (intestinal)
snake; serpent; large snake
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt