the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
in one's own way or style
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be helpful; to be useful
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
dry field farming; dry field crop
that is to say; so that means
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
(medical) doctor; physician
tree surgeon (esp. for famous or old trees)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
relation; connection; relevance
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
river; stream; River; the ... river
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place