incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
per person; per capita; per head
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
killing two birds with one stone
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
without leaving any trace
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
array; muster; line-up; full force
be (that) as it may; having said that
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to check; to stop; to keep back
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
finishing blow; coup de grâce
this for sure; certainly is
underground; subterranean
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to gather strength; to take heart
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why