dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
rhizome; rootstalk; rootstock
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
small hill; low hill; hillock
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
with these words; while saying
to entrust; to leave to a person
vitality; energy; dynamism
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze