shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
apt to do; liable to do; tend to do; prone to do
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
birds and wild animals; wildlife
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
innocent; not guilty; harmless
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
to thrust before; to thrust at
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
outward appearance; apparent
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to smash down; to beat in
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
surroundings; environs; circumference
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health