battlefield; battleground
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
assortment; product lineup
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to buy more (of something)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to come and go; to go back and forth
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness