challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
pre-war days; before the war
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
important point; strategic position; key point
town; city; municipal; urban
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
as you can imagine; as imagined
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
ancient city; former capital
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
excursion; field trip; school trip
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
a long, long time ago; very long ago
rival; competitor; competition
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain