imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
girl; lass; young thing; chick
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
riverside; edge of a river
charm; incantation; spell; curse
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
bygones; the past; past event
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
foreign enemy; outside invader
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off