to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
surrender (fall) of a castle
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
several times; several degrees
deep emotion; strong feelings
island in a pond or river
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
force of water (current, stream, jet, etc.)
castle site; ruins of a castle
only; merely; but; no more than
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
few decades; many decades; several decades
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
horrible; cruel; atrocious
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
quantity or volume of water
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
chalk (mineral); white wall
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
thatching; thatch; thatched roof
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
endless; boundless; fathomless; eternal
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling