…a large, long-tailed ray that has a fleshy, hornlike projection on each side of the mouth. It occurs on or near the surface of warm seas and feeds on plankton…
…a dance performed as part of Buddhist ritual in Sri Lanka and Tibet, for the invocation, propitiation, or exorcism of spirits…
…a small whirlwind or air vortex over land, visible as a column of dust and debris…
…used to express envy at someone else’s good fortune…
…a North American plant of the lily family bearing tightly packed spikes of white flowers…
…a person, typically a young boy, serving at or below the level of apprentice in a printing establishment…
…a heavily built marsupial with a large head, powerful jaws, and mainly black fur, found only in Tasmania. It is slow-moving and aggressive, feeding mainly on carrion…
…a rocky island off the coast of French Guiana that was used from 1852 as a penal settlement, especially for political prisoners. The last prisoner was released in 1953…
…a rock column that is 865 feet (264 m) high in northeastern Wyoming, a national monument on the Belle Fourche River…
…used to emphasize the difficulty or seriousness of something…
…a person who expresses a contentious opinion in order to provoke debate or test the strength of the opposing arguments…
…a deep orange European hawkweed, which has become naturalized in North America…
…said when a person appears just after being mentioned…
…a large black predatory rove beetle which raises its hind end and opens its jaws in a threatening manner when disturbed…
…acknowledge the good qualities of even a bad or undeserving person…
…the details of a matter are its most problematic aspect…
…everyone should (or does) look after their own interests rather than considering those of others…
…do or be willing to do anything, no matter how wrong it is, in order to achieve one’s objective…
…success or good fortune often seem to come to those who least deserve it…
…any of a number of marine creatures that are perceived as having a sinister appearance, in particular a devil ray, a stonefish, or an octopus or squid…
…people may conceal unworthy motives by reciting words that sound morally authoritative…
…someone who doesn’t have enough work to do is liable to cause or get into trouble…
…everyone should (or does) look after their own interests rather than considering those of others…
…someone unaccustomed to power or luxury will abuse or be corrupted by it…
…either of two tall prickly shrubs or small trees of the US…
