demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
ramification; branching off
here and there; in places
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
moving about; stirring about
that's the way it is; such is life
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
gem; jewel; precious stone
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
remembrance; recollection; recognition