date palm (Phoenix dactylifera); date
capital (of a column); stigma; top part of the pistil in a flower
international border dispute
in the meantime; meanwhile
Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion
to return fire; to shoot back
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
face-to-face talk; direct communication; direct dialogue; direct talk
to dry up; to exhaust (e.g. resources, talent)
loophole; crenel; crenelle; arrow-slit
point of ignition; flash point
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
blame; censure; reproof; reprimand; rebuke
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)
to curve; to twist; to be rebellious
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
cotton cloth; cotton material
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
gathering evidence; collecting evidence
installation; setting; fitting; mounting
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
solitary castle; isolated castle
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
sacrifice; sacrificial animal
eighth (place, position, etc.); having eight eyes; having many eyes; (of a fabric) having a loose knit; lamprey; eight-holed arrow whistle