(period of) a year; during the era (of)
self-supply; self-sufficiency; producing for oneself; providing for oneself
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
kindling a fire; lighting a fire
making an attempt; trial run
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
water shortage; shortage of water supply
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
way of solving (a problem); solution
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral