previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
beginning (of a century, etc.)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
person standing watch; guard duty
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
disliking people similar to oneself
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
body and soul; mind and body
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
being bunched up together; being crowded together
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
very likely; very probable
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
complicated and mysterious
remarkable; striking; obvious