to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
village headman; village mayor
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
the whole day; all the day
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
region; limits; stage; level
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
even if not; even without
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively