flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
sunlight; rays of the Sun
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
partly open; in half bloom
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
fertile shoot of field horsetail; wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)
winter daphne (Daphne odora)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy