year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
such ... as; or some such
(your) daughter; young woman
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
almost; roughly; approximately
all; entire; whole; altogether
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
name; given name; first name
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
reigning; controlling; dictating
every year; yearly; annually
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving