novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
action committee; executive committee
deep regret; great disappointment
news; word; tidings; omen
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
enactment; establishment; creation
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
the emperor's person; the body of Christ; the Host; the Eucharist
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to gather in large groups
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi)
cardinal tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
first day of summer (approx. May 6)