mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
wheat straw; barley straw
the other day; some time ago; recently
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
what is called; what they call; so-called
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
Hades (Greek god); Pluto (Roman god)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
girl; lass; young thing; chick
to appear in the newspaper
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to take to task; to take it out on
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
to provide; to arrange; to install
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
ancestor; forefather; foremother
homecoming; return to one's home
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
labor; labour; manpower; working force
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality