waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
to move forward; to move on
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
convention; tired tradition; old custom
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
mountain chain; mountains
to bear (a child); to be born; to produce; to yield; to be produced
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning