holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
fertile shoot of field horsetail
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
let's not say (such things) to each other
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
each; (arch.) you (plural)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
extermination; annihilation
head; lead; vanguard; first
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
valuable article; valuables
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
submersion; inundation; being flooded
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack