to blaze; to burn brightly
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
furnishings; implements; equipment
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
welcome!; nice to see you!
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
well-bred; of good upbringing
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
will not do; do not; does not
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
power balance; balance of power
major war; great war; world war
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
as you see; as you can see
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
impassioned speech; fervent speech
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
good young man; agreeable youth