bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
processing plant; treatment plant
incineration; destroy by fire
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
custom; habit; customary practice
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
pale (of complexion); green around the gills; looking unwell
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
sudden impulse; passing fancy
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
(turned out) all right in the end
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)