palisade; stakes planted at irregular angles and intervals as a defensive barrier
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
flying column; detached force
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
touché; you've got me there
to rally; to make a comeback
wherein; therein; thereinto
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to tower; to rise; to soar
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
heart; guts; nerve; central part
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
for dear life; barely escaping alive
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to boost; to force up; to push up
submersion; inundation; being flooded