harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
before the gate; in front of the gate
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to be to the point; to be pertinent
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
(something) mixed with snow
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
hail; sleet; chilly rain; freezing rain
to cease; to stop; to be over
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
reaching; attaining; arrival
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
scarf (esp. one worn for warmth); muffler
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
declaration of war; proclamation of war
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
each house; every house; house to house; door to door
military superiority; military supremacy
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
end of the world; farthest corner of the earth
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic