hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
other than; excluding; without
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
crown; diadem; bottle cap
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
this (very thing); this precisely
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
to get high; to become inebriated
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
rule; reign; government; governing
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
pauper; the needy; the poor
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
illegitimate child; secret love child
biological child; one's own child
succession struggle; succession race
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
adherent; devotee; believer
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to awake from one's sleep