cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
wages; pay; rental payment
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
consequently; as a result
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
flight; escape; running away; flying high
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
release; liberation; acquittal
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
several years; a few years
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
to leave this world; to die
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk