growth period; growing season
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
declaration of a state of emergency
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
boasting of one's strength
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
competent; suitable; qualified
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to take command; to give direction
to stay calm; to keep cool
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
serious; severe; grave; acute
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
young girl; lass; adolescent female
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
notice; attention; observation
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
four (long cylindrical things)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat