armed forces; military; troops
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
to become an expert; to be master at
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
eighth day of the month; eight days
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
because of; owing to; due to
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist