stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
old age; old person; the old; the aged
commander; commanding officer; CO
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
long slits (esp. of eyes)
on the occasion of; at the time of
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
tall figure; high stature
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
next term; next period; next version; next release
recommendation; referral; endorsement
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to be in danger of; to be liable to
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
edict; ordinance; proclamation
government service; the bureaucracy
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
writing; composition; essay; sentence