moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
powder snow; powdery snow
fortress; stronghold; citadel
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing energetically; to sing with abandon
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
stationing (troops); occupancy
family; relatives; dependents; household
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent