exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
suggestion; hint; implication
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
that day; the very same day
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
wintertime; winter season
to relax; to feel at home
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
determination; resolution
to put into effect; to put into practice
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances