flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)
scale; scope; plan; structure
caustic words; defiant words
world tree (religious or mythological motif)
baobab (Adansonia spp.); monkey-bread tree
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
will not do; do not; does not
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
but; however; provided that
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
property; fortune; assets
authority; power; function
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)