navigate

In addition to rescuing animals, kids will also ride a

variety of vehicles and animals in travel minigames in which

the object is to navigate around obstacles.

marine

The area comprises 140,000 square miles of ocean dotted

with dozens of coral reefs and tiny islands; it is a 1,400-milelong,

100-mile-wide swath of pristine marine habitat larger

than all U.S. national parks combined.

benign

President Bush underwent treatment for a benign lesion

over the weekend, leaving a noticeable scab on his forehead

as he went about his business on Tuesday.

euthanasia

In Australia-where an aging population, life-extending

technology and changing community attitudes have all

played their part-other states are going to consider making

a similar law to deal with euthanasia.

optimism

It is not easy to talk about the role of the mass media in

this overwhelmingly significant phase in European history.

History and news become confused, and one's impressions

tend to be a mixture of skepticism and optimism.

optimistic

Mexico's most famous player, defender Rafael

Marquez, is optimistic about his team's chances in the

World Cup, and much may depend on the opening game

against host South Africa.

optimum

Because the technology is still being perfected, it's

unclear how long a battery would have to be charged to yield

the optimum mileage. But supporters say they expect the

electrical cost to amount to less than $1 per gallon.

downshifting

Curiously, some two-and-a-half years and two

novels later, my experiment in what the Americans term

"downshifting" has turned my tired excuse into an

absolute reality.