not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
simple and clear; plain and simple
naked eye; the physical eye
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
opinion; intention; thought
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
letting (someone) die without helping
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
two grains; two drops; two bead
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to be gluttonous; to be greedy; to be voracious; to eat like a horse
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
in proportion to; just as much as
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism