protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be conspicuous; to stand out
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
sick person; patient; invalid
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)