a tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.

An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

(usually childish) father.

Having been subject to propaganda and promotion; promoted beyond what is reasonable or appropriate.

to try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun

Heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive.

any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo Bubalus bubalis.

a type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.

any of numerous marine plants and algae, such as a kelp.

simple past tense and past participle of treat; to handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way.

to watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.

A modern type of warship, equivalent in size or smaller than a destroyer, often focused on anti-submarine warfare, but sometimes general purpose.

having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

simple past tense of overdo; to do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.