nod; inclination of the head
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
big frame; large figure; huge body
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to explain adequately; to be accountable
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
sense of caution; wariness
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to encamp; to take up positions
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe