secretary; councillor; councilor
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
merganser (any duck of genus Mergus)
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
going alone; self-reliance
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
wheat straw; barley straw
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
Hades (Greek god); Pluto (Roman god)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to gain fame; to make one's name
potentiality; dormancy; latency
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
archipelago; group of islands
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
weak point; unskillfulness
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
information; experience; knowledge; observation