president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
same; similar; (just) like; equal
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
adds force or indicates command
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
Darwin (Australia); Darwin (Charles)
diving; submerging; going underwater
second day of the month; two days
almost; roughly; approximately
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
coastal waters; adjacent seas
husband and wife; married couple
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)