greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
on a floor; above floor level
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
senior; elder; person older than oneself
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
apologies for the crude food
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
righting moment; restoring force; stability
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
battle formation; disposition of troops
signature; signing; sealing
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
power balance; balance of power
armed intervention; military intervention
main force; chief object; mainline
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
prudence; discretion; thought
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
high-pitched tone; soprano
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation