this point; now; this late in the game
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
billow; surge; large wave
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to cut apart; to split; to divide; to cut open
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
sentiment; sentimentality
to finish reading; to read through
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
to creep about; to crawl around
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
traffic light; traffic signal; signal (mechanism); semaphore (apparatus)
quite; utterly; really; completely
omen; fortune; effect (e.g. of prayers; as the result of intense training); efficacy