lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
coarse (texture or grain)
cotton cloth; cotton material
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
roll; rolling up; (bread) roll; roller; roll (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); roll film
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
more than usual; especially; particularly
serious wound; serious injury
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to be landed (of a fish); to be reeled in; to be caught
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)