courting; wooing; making advances
platoon commander; section commander
direct appeal; direct petition
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
leaving (a group, team, etc.)
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
quarreling; wrangling; argument; fuss
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
weather-beaten; bleached skull
blank period; window period; interregnum
all night; throughout the night
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
current administration; present government
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
to hold fast; to protect to the end
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
moment when blossoms fall; one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
plump; with a thud; heavily
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
hard to reach place; remote place
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor