flood; freshet; inundation
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
to be forward; to be impertinent
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
former years; formerly; a few years ago
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
one lump; one body; one group
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe