field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
society; public; community; social studies
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
the same kind; accomplice; partner
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
witnessing; observing; sighting
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
even if not; even without
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
that is to say; so that means
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe