Vocabulary

droopy-branch cherry tree

textile boom

shimmering of hot air

three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle

marionette manipulation

fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw

cloth woven from twisted silk yarn

reel; spinner

reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing

speculative philosophy

thoughts; opinion; (one's) discretion; will (esp. of God)

ability to think

thought

sweetheart

one's wishes; one's expectations

speculator

miscalculation; disappointment

world of ideas

thinker

play dealing with ideas

thought police

selfless devotion to justice

temporal lobe

geodesy

geodesic (line)

geodetic satellite

method of measurement

depth finder; sounder; bathymeter

survey ship

(ship's) log

micrometer

sounding lead; plummet

at the moment

same-day special delivery

same-day counting of ballots

immediately carrying out (a plan)

attainment of Buddhahood during life

enthronement ceremony; coronation

summary trial