assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
food; food products; foodstuffs
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
weeding; weeder; weeding fork; cultivator
white clover (Trifolium repens); Dutch clover
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
Chinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis); 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
care; precaution; guarding; caution
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to have an eye on; to zero in on
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
rule; reign; government; governing