evening; night; nighttime
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker
sincere; honest; faithful
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
innumerable; countless; numberless
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
special; particular; peculiar; unique
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
cold-weather damage (to crops)
cost of one's food; one's board
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
origin; beginning; source; rise
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
original story; original version; this volume