Vocabulary

feeling of futility; sense of wasted effort

militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk

crypt; underground chapel

Chinese sword; falchion

Mindanao (the second-largest island in the Philippines)

what nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break; stop talking nonsense

just who do you think you are?

fiber-reinforced plastic; fiberglass-reinforced plastic; FRP

callousness (disregard for the suffering of others)

affectionless psychopath

mailman; postman

dog bark

leaf surface; foliar surface; phylloplane

foliar spray; leaf surface spray; foliar application

Specified Small Motorized Bicycle (e.g. e-scooter)

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

big-boy pants

loose ball (in soccer); 50-50 ball; ball that isn't in possession by either team

site of purification rituals; place of harae

self-punishment

recognizing again; reacknowledging

sleepwalking; somnambulism

somnambulistic state

sleepwalking; somnambulation; noctambulation

commander; general

timid; fainthearted; weak-willed

neck; throat

supernatural calamities; harm caused by spirits

prohibition (e.g. in Buddhism); taboo (esp. religious or cultural); commandment

ten grave prohibitions (killing, stealing, lying, etc.); ten major precepts

medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis)

sharp-beaked ground finch (Geospiza difficilis)

I; me

tag (children's game); tig

Germany, Austria and Italy; Triple Alliance (1882)

thigh-high socks; knee highs

long gloves; evening gloves

businesslike; operational; matter-of-fact; professional; transactional

(it) is fine; nice; good; all right

viscous; mucilaginous