dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to ask a high price; to overcharge
commitment; pledge; promise
to fold up; to fold into layers
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
is something that; is that which
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
distinction; differentiation; classification
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
near; close; beside; third person