in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
military forces; hosts; troops
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
(arch.) chinaberry; (arch.) Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
body; physique; build; stature
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
surface of the earth; ground surface
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to differ; to vary; to disagree
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)