to bear

To keep control of a place

Have a risk or responsibility connected to something

Not be able to find something you once had

To throw something away because you no longer want or need it

Take the worst part of something bad

A hard burden someone must live with

Ready and well prepared to face a strong challenge

To do something on purpose to make an angry or dangerous person react

To accept an unpleasant situation without complaining

Win first place in a competition

To behave calmly and with self-respect in difficult or formal situations

To say yes strongly in an informal, rude way

To be connected with or affect something

Remember something when you decide or think about it

To be patient with someone while they fix something

Show that something is true, often by signs or by people saying they saw it

To use effort or knowledge to solve a problem

Show by facts that something is true

Move quickly and forcefully toward someone or something to attack

To press hard on something with great force

To accept or live with an idea that makes you unhappy

To stay strong and positive when facing hard times

Press hard on something or make it feel heavy

To push someone to do or finish something

Move a person or thing from one place into a different state, often by force

Use all your effort and focus on something difficult

To use influence to persuade someone to do something

Have an effect on or relate to something

Push the lower belly muscles during childbirth to help the baby out

Sail a ship close to another one, usually to attack

To carry someone or something away from a place to another

To move a ship toward another ship often to attack it

Cannot stand something because it is too unpleasant or upsetting

A soft toy shaped like a bear that children hug

A large white bear that lives in the Arctic and hunts seals on sea ice

A large, powerful brown bear that lives in mountains and forests in western North America

A medium-sized wild animal in North America with black or dark brown fur

A time when stock prices fall a lot and people expect them to keep falling

A very strong, tight hold with your arms around someone

A large, powerful wild animal with brown fur that lives in forests in Asia and North America

A young bear that still depends on its mother

A large black and white bear from China that eats mostly bamboo

A slow tree animal from Australia with grey fur that eats eucalyptus leaves and carries its babies in a pouch

A sharp claw from a bear used as an ornament or piece of jewelry

A made-up colorful bear character with a symbol on its belly showing a feeling

A large white bear that lives in the Arctic and hunts seals

A very large brown bear that lives on Kodiak Island and nearby coasts

A sweet yeast pastry shaped like a semicircle with slits

An ordinary person with average skills and no special qualities

An animal from tropical America that lives in trees and uses its long tail to hold branches while eating fruit

An old cruel show where a chained bear is attacked by dogs

A legal right for people to own and carry guns

A furry caterpillar with black and brown bands that appears in gardens

A large group of stars in the northern sky that includes the Big Dipper

A loving name someone uses for a partner or child

A medium-sized black bear with a white V-shaped chest patch from central and eastern Asia

A large, hairy bear from south-central Asia that eats ants and termites

A plant that lives for many years with long leaves like grass and tall stalks of white flowers

A large reddish-brown mammal like a raccoon that lives in trees in Southeast Asia

A medium-sized North American bear usually with black or dark brown fur and less aggressive than brown bears

A fake dangerous animal Australians joke about that falls from trees onto people to scare tourists

A reddish-brown type of bear found mainly in western North America

A mammal in Africa that is active at night and digs burrows to eat termites

A large hairy South American mammal with a long tongue and strong claws for eating ants

About the same size as a bear and very heavy

A very large brown bear that lives on the coasts of Alaska and British Columbia

A hairy caterpillar with thick, stiff hairs that turns into a small moth

A type of brown bear with pale yellow fur from the Middle East

A small reddish-brown animal like a raccoon that lives in the eastern Himalayas and eats bamboo

An offer to buy a company at a very high price that its directors feel they must accept

A small group of stars in the northern sky that includes the North Star

A small Australian animal that lives in trees, carries babies in a pouch, and eats eucalyptus leaves

A stocky wild animal from North America with thick fur that eats meat, like a wolverine

A small oak tree that grows like a bush and forms dense thickets

A large black and white bear that eats bamboo

A sweet bun shaped like a bear's paw with almond filling

To set dogs on a bear for people to watch

A carved or painted design that looks like a bear's claw on pottery and crafts

A small wild animal in Asia with black fur and a pale chest patch

A hairy caterpillar with a thick, fuzzy coat and dark bands