verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
one thin flat object; one sheet
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
this occasion; at this time; now
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
influential person; man of importance
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to speak sharply; to sharpen one's tone; to raise one's voice
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
society; the world; the times
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake