uncle (older than one's parent)
take (e.g. in film-making)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
foundation (garment, cream, etc.)
round dance; dancing in a circle
grey moustache; white beard
sworn brother; buddy; pal
all-terrain vehicle; quad bike; dune buggy; beach buggy; buggy; stroller
live coverage; on-the-spot telecast
wheat straw; barley straw
the entire force (of soldiers)
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
great swordsman; master fencer
under development; in development
archipelago; group of islands
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment