shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
bedside; near one's pillow
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; high-pressure zone; anticyclone
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
preparation; arrangements
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
interference; intervention; meddling
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to differentiate; to segregate
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to blow through; to blow across
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
darkish; dusky; dark; murky