undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
carnivore; carnivorous animal
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
due form; official; formality
interference; intervention; meddling
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
federation of states; confederation of nations
leader (of an alliance); leading power
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
pressure; oppression; suppression
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
if it is the case that ...
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook