statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
because of; owing to; due to
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to lean against; to set against
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
several hundred; hundreds (of)
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
personal; individual; private
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
solar day (esp. on planets other than Earth); sol (currency of Peru)