order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
enemy territory; hostile place
long ago; already; a long time ago
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
environment; circumstance
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to well up; to burst; to arise
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
too much; excessively; too
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
self-torturing; masochistic
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
long military service; having experienced many battles
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed