lateness; tardiness; arriving late
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
Alice in Wonderland (novel by Lewis Carroll); Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
to compose; to put together
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
plump; with a thud; heavily
to rock; to shake; to swing
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to cry and shout; to scream
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time