to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to squeeze out; to wring out
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
I told you so; you see that?
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd
shortsighted; narrow-minded
being concerned about or mindful of
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
looks; personal appearance; features
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
this and that; one thing and another
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
though; notwithstanding; although
very loose; slowly; leisurely
that; the matter in question
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to accept; to receive; to agree
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
knowing; (an) acquaintance