messenger; envoy; emissary
tidbit; titbit; digression; sidebar; snippet
no, not like that (but like this)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
half-human and half-beast
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
optimism; taking an optimistic view
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
town; city; municipal; urban
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
beyond imagination; unimaginable
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to trample; to crush underfoot
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
overhasty; rash; premature
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
very likely; very probable
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to come back; to bloom a second time
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive