to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to ask; to enquire; to query
preface; introduction; preamble
how long; how far; how much
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
striking; remarkable; considerable
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
foreign enemy; outside invader
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
environment; surroundings; circumstances
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
only; merely; but; no more than
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
legend; folklore; tradition
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end