to do one's best; to put forth every effort
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to bend; to warp; to curve
sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
with a start; with a jump
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
warp; curvature; curve; arch
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to behave well (of a child)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology