sheaf of rice; bundle of rice plants
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
wherein; therein; thereinto
simultaneous; all at once
both armies; both teams; both sides
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
in advance; beforehand; previously
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
method of bringing up; method of raising
wet nurse; nursing mother
time; hour; period; class
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to talk; to carry meaning
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
somehow; for some reason or other
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming