manly; masculine; like a man
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to save; to leave over; to spare
harbor construction; man-made harbor
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
especially; particularly; above all; most of all; more than anything else
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
-stopper (thing that halts or prevents something); -blocker; -preventer
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
lately; recently; these days
mountain chain; mountains
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
remembering (and honoring) the teachings of Buddha
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
large stone; boulder; dragon; long group of connected stones spanning a wide area
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
superficial knowledge; shallow wisdom
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give