one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
people; men and women; each person; everybody
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to repeat; to do something over again
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
work; business; company; study
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to be at a loss for words
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to put one's strength into
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
(death from) starvation; starving to death
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
battlefield; battleground
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding