to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
otherwise; or else; if not
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
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.)
disorder; chaos; confusion
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
underground; subterranean
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to part left and right; to open out
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to collapse into; to flop onto
to throw into; to toss into
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
covering; protection; backing; relief
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
interruption; suspension; break
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
transfer; transport; removal
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement