to unfold; to unroll; to open
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to think (something) strange
gem; jewel; precious stone
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to revere; to respect; to worship
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to play a central role; to take a leading part
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
religious organization; religious organisation
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
different opinion; objection
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
suspension bridge; rope bridge
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
mountain stream; mountain torrent
be (that) as it may; having said that
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine