to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
justice; fairness; impartiality
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
gun; pistol; ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; repellence
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
ancient times; prehistoric times
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
to blow through; to blow across
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
hairline at the nape of the neck; nape
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
since; henceforth; ever since
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict