island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
(arch.) Inula japonica; (arch.) small cart; (arch.) small carriage; wheeled palanquin (with a castle-shaped box)
again; once more; a second time
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
at first; in the beginning; originally
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
electricity; (electric) light
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
millions; several million; a few million
medical science; medicine
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
hellgrammite (larva of dobsonfly species Protohermes grandis)
infantile neurosis characterized by crying at night and convulsions; temper; nerves
dobsonfly (esp. species Protohermes grandis)
mountain stream; mountain torrent
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
swift moth (Hepialidae spp., esp. Endoclita excrescens)
lung disease; chest trouble; pulmonary tuberculosis
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
lowering a fever; alleviation of fever