to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
fortress; stronghold; citadel
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
idea (in Platonic thought)
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
I see; that's right; indeed
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
prompt; immediate; in real time
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
physical condition; state of health
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest