do, re, mi, fa (solfa syllables)
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
wheat straw; barley straw
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to prowl after; to keep watch on
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
voyage; passage; travelling
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
one of these days; someday; one day
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation