Felidae (family comprising the cats)
to smear with blood; to kill
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
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)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sudden change; complete change
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to play a central role; to take a leading part
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to pierce through; to break through
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
check shirt; checkered shirt
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
changing completely; transformation
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
member of a non-famous boy band or girl group; (lit.) underground idol
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
ordinary citizen; the general public
rare; uncommon; not often seen
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)