wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
polish (jewels); cultivation
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
indicate reason; infers some protest
being startled; getting a shock
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
quickly; calmly; intently
returning from school; going home from school
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
blood relationship; blood relative
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
long ago; a long time ago; already
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled