guidance; leadership; leading the way
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
established practice; custom
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
modesty; humility; being humble
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to break a dam; to burst out
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
horizon (related to land)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
small hill; low hill; hillock
slope; slanting surface; bevel
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
connection; link; relationship