ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to have a deep grudge; to bear deep resentment towards someone
probability; likelihood; chances
medical science; medicine
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
meaning; connotation; denotation
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
(enervating) attraction to books or learning
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
military service; conscription
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
to detain; to check; to restrain
yoke; constraints; oppression
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
admirably; exquisitely; aptly
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to cut; to slash; to slay all
to crumble away; to collapse
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
exemplification; illustration; example
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to follow advice; to act upon advice
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time