to make a speech; to address
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
hanging garden; hanging gardens
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
four corners; four ordinal directions
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
left side; left-hand side
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
brief review; brief comment
successively; one after another
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
cross; crossed; cruciform
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with