withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
letter affixed to an arrow
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
craving for the limelight
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
watershed; divide; turning point; watershed (moment); moment of truth
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
to be contrary to one's expectations
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
layout map; block plan; layout plan
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
8th day of the month; eight days
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
to watch intently; to stare
appearance; figure; shape; form
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
what people say; rumours; public opinion