preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
Thebae; Thebae (Greece); Thebai; Thebes
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
crown; diadem; bottle cap
Darwin (Australia); Darwin (Charles)
man is the measure of all things
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat
dock; thorough physical examination
bodily injury; personal injury; actual bodily harm; mayhem
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
decision; settlement; definition
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to sieve (flour); to eliminate (possibilities)
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
sanitation; public health
thoughtful; deep-thinking
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
the people; citizens; the populace