tuberculosis; TB; concretion
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to garnish; to serve (a dish) with; to join together; to put together; to compare; to check (against)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
dry field farming; dry field crop
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
without permission; without notice
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to try all possible means
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
farming implement; farm tools
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
fine weather; fair weather
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
hair (on the head); (a) hair