having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
sarcophagus; stone coffin
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
cardinal (Catholic church)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
gag order; gag rule; gag law
increase (in an amount of money)
normalization; normalisation
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
police officer; policeman; policewoman
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to be consistent; to be coherent
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
Gor'kii (Russia); Gorkov (Russia); Gorkii
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative