it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
chapter one; first chapter
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
cold; coldness; chilliness
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
transactions; dealings; business