happy family get-together
political climate; political situation
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
dark bay (horse coat color)
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
turning to the left; left turn
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to turn left; to turn to the left
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
long-awaited; eagerly awaited
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
random thoughts; occasional thoughts; desultory thoughts
giving; provision; furnishing
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
being under the rule of; being under the government of
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
fixed rule; usual way; usual method
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
close to the wall; alongside the wall
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
regardless of; irrespective of