opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of; additional post
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
large build; large pattern
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
hostility; animosity; enmity
pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
borscht (soup, usu. made with beetroot); borsch
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
northeastern part; the northeast
regional cuisine; local cuisine
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
country; territory; domain; realm
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
agricultural community; farm village; rural
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
a long, long time ago; very long ago
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
passage; path; route; one's way
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting