abundant harvest; bumper crop
river; stream; River; the ... river
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
telecommunications; correspondence
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
village headman; village mayor
in person; personally; directly
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
GI (soldier in the US Army); G.I.
to smile broadly; to grin widely
(another's) daughter; young lady
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
very much; very many; more and more