Nova S43E11: English vocabulary

a person who illegally hunts or catches wild animals

a natural tendency to do something

to introduce something again after it has been absent or unused

the act of making something less severe or less harmful

to stop a baby or young animal from drinking milk and start giving other food

one of the front teeth used for cutting food

a large wild animal like a reindeer that lives in northern North America

a thick group of bushes or small trees

the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

the main body functions that doctors check, such as pulse and breathing

in a way that is spread out with plenty of space between things

to fall or drop very quickly and suddenly

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a strong-smelling substance used in perfumes

causing or likely to cause arguments

relating to mammals

to have a close relationship or connection with something, often so that one changes when the other changes

to supervise students during an exam

a small animal with dark brown fur, valued for its fur

a connection or relationship between things

a small firework that makes a loud bang when it explodes

the work of measuring land and recording its features, often for a map or building plan

a fenced area where farm animals are kept

a wide open area of land, sea, or sky

to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

moving from one place to another at certain times of year

a return of something after it has been less common or less popular

the act of keeping horses in stables

something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

a bridge or road that goes over another road

to put something inside or together with something else

a long period when an animal sleeps through the winter

a large tropical lizard with a long tail and a row of spines on its back

damaged by a sharp object that has made a hole in it

the main or most eye-catching part of something

a large plant-eating animal with one or two horns on its nose

practical and realistic, rather than based on theory or ideals

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

a long, pointed tooth that sticks out of the mouth of some animals, such as elephants or walruses

the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

the dead body of an animal

a piece of clothing with trousers and a bib front, worn over a shirt for work or casual wear

to search for food or supplies in the wild

the sides of the face below the eyes

to separate threads or fibers, or come apart into threads

relating to dogs or similar animals

a large North American brown bear with a hump on its shoulders

the act of moving along without using power

relating to the main point or center of something

to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

locked with a key

at the moment something or someone is seen; immediately when seen

the 100th anniversary of an event or the celebration for it

a large back tooth used for grinding food

relating to space and the position of things in it

a small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tire

the number or rate of cases of something, especially a disease or problem

a large wild animal like a cow, with a big head and shaggy front shoulders

(of a place or situation) empty, cold, and without much hope or comfort

buy insurance for something or someone

a small antelope that runs very fast and lives in Africa and Asia

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

an area of land that separates rivers or streams flowing in different directions

the set of rules that tells cells how to make proteins from DNA

to stay very close to an opponent in order to guard them

a thing that joins two parts together

to suddenly put someone or something into a difficult situation or state

to honor an event or place by being present

a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

a person whose job is to pack goods into boxes or containers

to carry or move something away from a place

past tense and past participle of shoot

to move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military

a wild animal that looks a bit like a deer and usually has long horns

a trained doctor who treats animals

to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances