to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to jump from one thing to another
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to skip over (while reading); to skim
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
journey; route of a journey
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
description; describing; depicting
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
mental image; mental picture; image
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
protuberance; protruding object; umbo
to publish a book; to put out a book
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)
writing in parentheses; writing in brackets
new book; new publication
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
literary history; history of literature
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
to learn by heart (rote); to memorize; to memorise
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome