obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
last ray of hope; only hope
function; facility; faculty; feature
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
how many years; how long; what year
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
making (something) known to everyone; publicizing as widely as possible; dissemination
national defence; national defense
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically
logistical support; combat service support
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to get help; to enlist aid
support; backing; aid; assistance
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler