comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
preservation; retainment; keeping
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
in the meanwhile; during the time
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be helpful; to be useful
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
unexpected meeting; coincidence
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
riverside; edge of a river
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan