to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
thoughtful; deep-thinking
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (of a golf club); mine shaft; pit
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
depending on; dependent on
stating (one's views); expressing
talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve
word; term; language; speech
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
foremast hand; common sailor
death from disease; death from illness
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
same family (race, tribe)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
collection of books; (personal) library
naturalist; natural historian
favorite book (worn with much handling); favourite book
intense; violent; severe; vehement
flamboyance; exaggerated story; (a load of) hot air