respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
border (between countries); national border
agricultural community; farm village; rural
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
hard to get; hard to come by
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to accept; to receive; to agree
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
home area; home town; local
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
choices; alternatives; options
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
among these; between these; of these
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to bury; to embed; to implant
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that