tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
prospects of victory; chances of success
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
right in the midst of; right at the height of
controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism; work of art dealing with contemporary questions; succès de scandale
rain and wind; driving rain
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
relation; connection; relevance
river; stream; River; the ... river
to break a dam; to burst out
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to pick up; to find; to gather
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to name; to call; to christen; to term
son and heir; son who will succeed one
Katharine; Katherine; Katheryn
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)