storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
fourth day of the month; four days
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
offender; criminal; culprit
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
covered wagon; prairie schooner
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
with a snap; with a crack
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
loveable; very likeable; like very much
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
pride; dignity; self-respect
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
these guys; these fellows
chimera (mythological); chimaera
faction; branch; sect; denomination; branching off
instead; but (on the other hand)
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
continuation; succession; series
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
restricted; confined; unfree
but; however; even though; even if
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase