hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
great commander; famous commander
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
strategist; tactician; schemer
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
genius; prodigy; natural gift
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to mark the end; to spell the end
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
invitation; introduction; temptation
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
gender; distinction of sex; sex
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
almost every day; almost daily
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to cause someone to worry
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
observatory; observation post
reaching; attaining; arrival
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
rain and wind; driving rain
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless