impossible; unlikely; improbable
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
reason; cause; circumstances
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
northeastern part; the northeast
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
calamity; disaster; accident
two parts; two copies; the second part
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
winner; victor; conqueror
military campaign; battle; war
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
southern part; the south (of a region)
spread; span; expanse; extent
slight; little; insignificant
to be surprised; to be astonished
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
like this; in this way; as you see
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking