to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
in unison; as one; united
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
from the beginning; from scratch
to drag on; to be delayed
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped
good (place to leave off); convenient
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to begin; to set about; to start
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
clerical desk; office desk
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
LOHAS; Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability; market segment made up of ecologically conscious consumers
cooking; food preparation
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron