to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
black terracotta; black soil
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
killing time; staving off boredom
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
Wonderland (fictional locale created by author Lewis Carroll)
Lewes (Britain); Ruisu; Louise; Luis; Luiz; Ruiz
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
straying; wandering off course
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
breeding; raising; rearing
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
rule; reign; peaceful times
custom; practice; convention; precedent
miser; penny-pincher; one who makes nigirizushi, etc.; handle; grip
corolla (of flower); garland; wreath
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
innocent; not guilty; harmless