obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
March; third month of the lunar calendar
slight; insignificant; small
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
it's probably so; it stands to reason
diligent; hard-working; industrious
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
command; lead; generalship; leadership
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
power; authority; influence
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to help each other; to cooperate
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
carelessly; inattentively
as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to congratulate; to celebrate
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to quicken one's pace (steps)
mountain road; mountain trail
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)