to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
oppression; suppression; pressure
river; stream; River; the ... river
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
1,000,000; one million; million; many
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
wounded person; injured person
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
serious accident; major incident
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
unprecedented; never seen before
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap