inscrutable; incomprehensible
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
relation; connection; relevance
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to feel a chill run down one's spine
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
unprecedented; never seen before
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
society; the world; the times
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
never ceasing; never ending; endless
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
northeastern part; the northeast
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
southern part; the south (of a region)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
yoke; constraints; oppression
to escape from; to get out
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
animal husbandry; livestock industry
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to compete with; to vie for
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord