to run away; to escape safely
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
in deep black; in jet black
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
sentiment; sentimentality
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
labor; labour; toil; hardship
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
many; much; plenty; hardly
reform; reformation; reorganization
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
Imperial tour; royal progress
to name; to call; to christen; to term
riding fast; driving a horse fast
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player