inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
acid; sourness; sour taste
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
legendary; fabled; fabulous
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to look away; to avert one's eyes
property; fortune; assets
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
(divine) providence; dispensation
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
event; phenomenon; matter
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)