to begin to rain; to begin to snow
camping; campground; making camp
accurate; correct; precise; exact
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
head over heels; headlong; head first
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
either way; in any case; one way or another
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
twice; again; second time
obedience; submission; resignation
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
to tighten; to press hard
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
side effect; adverse reaction
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin