lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
whispering; murmuring; subdued
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
the same rank; equality; apposition
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to blame; to find fault with
to be selected (from among many people)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
accurate; correct; precise; exact
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
houses and inhabitants; population
in the same way as; just like
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
way of speaking; intimation
very interesting; of great interest
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
reception room; parlor; parlour
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
estimate (of costs); budget