former years; formerly; a few years ago
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
river management; river improvement; flood control
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to manage a state; to govern a country
each locality; each place; each region
to come from; to have roots in
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
instead; but (on the other hand)
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
but; however; provided that
to discuss; to talk together
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
invitation; introduction; temptation
however; having said that; but