head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
arm; skill; efforts; ability
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
in that way; like that; that way
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly