wind blowing down from mountains
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to boost; to force up; to push up
(surface of) field; plain; unworked surface of (quarried) stone; (rough) surface of plank
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to abandon oneself to grief
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
the same occupation; the said occupation
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
a few years ago; some years back
end; close; finish; termination
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
battlefield; battleground
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher