valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to manage a state; to govern a country
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
meaning; significance; sense
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
advantage or disadvantage
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
and so; therefore; for that reason
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
leader; guide; mentor; coach
contest (of strength or skill)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
laws (of nature); (divine) providence