the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
American Civil War (1861-1865)
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
covered wagon; prairie schooner
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
benjamin fig (Ficus benjamina); weeping fig; ficus
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
soldier; combatant; warrior
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
detour; circumvention; turning movement
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
creation (of the universe); the Creation
all things in nature; the whole creation
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
historic; historical; traditional
based on; built on; made from
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth