to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
difficult, dirty, and dangerous (work); apartment with three bedrooms and a kitchen
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to take command; to give direction
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
to state; to express; to mention
to put one's strength into
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to mark the end; to spell the end
northern part; the north (of a region)
winter daphne (Daphne odora)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
accumulation; accumulate; store
willpower; energy; vitality
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
site; point on a map; spot
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)