ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
pilothouse; wheelhouse; steering house
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
softly; mildly; gently; politely
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
metallic sound; metallic clank
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
second generation; second; junior
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
at the window; by the window; next to the window
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
secret information; intelligence
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession