antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
Columbus; Columbus, Christopher (1451-1506)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
blooming early; flowering early; blossoming early; early-flowering plant; early-blooming species (of plant)
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
as (one) walks on, and on
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; three-pronged fork; trident
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
crossroads; street crossing
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
non-highway road; toll-free road; local road; road shadowed by trees, mountain, etc.