to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
(food) coloring; pigment; dye; coloring agent
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
number of times; frequency; count
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
cannon (esp. high-velocity artillery)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to fall down with a "plop"
big athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day; field day
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)