messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
level; standard; water level
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to bawl; to cry; to scream
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
intensification; aggravation
on the occasion of; at the time of
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to take advantage of an opportunity
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
traditional Japanese travel outfit; travel kit
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
bent back; hunchback; stoop
intelligence operative; spy
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
apparently; appears to be
business discussion; negotiation
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
water-resistant; waterproof
farmer; farming family; farmhouse