attendance; presence; appearance
unmarried; not yet married
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
secretary (government); director; chief
regarding highly; attaching importance to
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
physical culturist; athlete
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
scrubbing; getting grime off
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
seeking to improve one's health with a change of climate
to shake; to sway; to waver
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave