meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
military forces; hosts; troops
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
otherwise; or else; if not
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to give a dinner party; to hold a banquet
to be boiled; to be cooked
to trample flat; to beat a path
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
such ... as; or some such
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
free flow (of water); random talk; nonsense
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
boy; son; baby boy; young man
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced