happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
sense of values; values; value system
firmly rooted; deep-seated
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
just like; the same as; no different than
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
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)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
disintegration; self-destruction
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
to dye; to colour; to color
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence