(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to have a relationship; to have relations
person being waited for; person who waits
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
Venus (goddess); Venus (planet)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
prospects of victory; chances of success
exactly; just; punctually; exactly on time; clearly delineated (of boundaries, etc.)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
preface; foreword; preamble
unidentified flying object; UFO
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
wide-awake to one's interests
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
master inventor; king of inventors (e.g. Edison)
10,000,000,000; ten billion
grave robber; grave robbing
to be profitable; to yield a profit
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig