protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
to comfort; to console; to amuse
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
retainer; attendant; escort
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to press a question; to cross-examine
(not so) much; (not) very
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
execution; punishment; spanking
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
cave; cavern; den; grotto
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
machine parts; machinery; equipment
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty