crow (Corvus spp.); raven
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
influence; clout; leverage
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
matter causing distress; something causing worry
weird; disgusting; sickening
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
casualties; the killed and wounded
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)