strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
ability; capability; skill
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
fort; stronghold; fortification
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
hand used like a sword in striking
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
sunlight; rays of the Sun
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to entrust; to leave to a person