general term; generic name
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
day (as in holiday); daytime
national holiday; public holiday
to become settled; to be fixed
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
mother church; main church; church where one was baptized
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
American Civil War (1861-1865)
battlefield; battleground
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
declaration; proclamation; announcement
origin; beginning; source; rise
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
Mothers; Market of the High-growth and Emerging Stocks
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up