to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to gather strength; to take heart
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
most difficult; next to impossible
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to give a round of applause; to applaud
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
(in) his way; peculiar to him
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
established practice; custom
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company