regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
number two; mistress; concubine
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
real experience; actual observations
interest; rights; concession
disputed territory; conflict area
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
agricultural land; farmland
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
race (of people); type of person
village headman; village mayor
God; god; ace; king; superior person
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
Swiss Confederation (Switzerland)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
as far as the eye can see
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude