late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
temporary; provisional; interim
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to put one's strength into
dull sound; muffled sound
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
the reverse; other side; lining
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted