pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer
to be as plain as daylight; to be as clear as day
to leave something as it is
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
enemy movements; enemy's position
waiting for someone to arrive
Mare Nubium (lunar mare); Sea of Clouds
stroll in the air (e.g. leisurely helicopter, airplane ride)
meanwhile; in the meantime
private house; one's own house
weight stone (placed on pickles)
digging into (e.g. one's skin); cutting into; inroads (e.g. into a market); encroachment (e.g. on territory); deficit; loss
to wait for an opportunity
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
with one's mouth wide open; gapingly
four-digit number; thousands column
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
soaked; drenched; sopping; splashing; sloshing
per person; per capita; per head
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
halo; angel ring; glow of freshly washed or treated hair
continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent