contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
for a while; for some time; for a period
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect