to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to be found; to be discovered
preservation; retainment; keeping
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
memory; sense; experience
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
feeling keenly; fully realizing
time; season; period; phase; stage
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
never mind!; don't worry about it
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
carelessly; inattentively
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
leaving everything up to someone else
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
galingale (any plant of genus Cyperus, esp. species Cyperus microiria); nut grass (Cyperus rotundus)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics