to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to run around; to bustle about
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
entrance; admission; entering
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
to rule; to govern; to administer
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
those present; attendance
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
intense heat; severe heat
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to blow through; to blow across
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
that; the matter in question
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
front; frontage; facade; main
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death