to struggle

firm, sturdy, and strong, typically referring to a foundation or a person's fundamental skills

to station or garrison troops in a specific location

steady, earnest, and practical in one's work or attitude

to dress or bandage a wound

to perform surgical ligation, such as a vasectomy or tubal ligation

to take root

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer

to set up a camp or temporary shelter

(Colonel Muammar) Gaddafi (1942-2011), de facto leader of Libya from 1969-2011

to make a last-ditch effort or desperate struggle before inevitable death or total failure

to advance step by step and strike hard in combat; to adopt a cautious but firm military strategy

to set up camp; to pitch tents or establish a temporary base

Hamid Karzai (1957-), Afghan politician, president 2004-2014

To give or receive an acupuncture treatment.

piercing or blinding to the eyes, typically due to intense light

Abu Dhabi, capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Zaire, former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

to tie or bind objects together into a bundle using rope or string

Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), French novelist, author of series La comédie humaine

to secure, fasten, or bind something tightly using a cord, wire, or other binding material.

Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940-), president of Kazakhstan 1990-2019

to bind or wrap up securely, often using rope, wire, or bandages

campstool or folding stool, often featuring a fabric seat

Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

to tie-dye

Mark Zuckerberg (1984-), American computer programmer, co-founder and CEO of Facebook

Zhalantun, a county-level city in Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia

bazaar (loanword)

Jianzha County in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai

to swim with head submerged

Jarud banner or Jarud khoshuu in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia

Asif Ali Zardari (1956-), Pakistani People's Party politician, widower of Benazir Bhutto, and president of Pakistan from 2008-2013

Jianzha County in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai

excellent, highly capable, or impressive in skill or character

Jalaid banner, Mongolian Zhalaid khoshuu, in Hinggan league, east Inner Mongolia

crunching sound (of marching feet etc)

Jarud banner or Jarud khoshuu in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia

Zagros mountains of southwest Iran

The Hungarian language, specifically the version spoken by the Magyar people.

Jalainur, a district of Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia

Prozac (also marketed as Fluoxetine)

to stop or halt; to tie or bind tightly (e.g., a wound or a bag) to prevent flow or movement

Condoleezza Rice (1954-), US Secretary of State 2005-2009

(loanword) mozzarella

A major salt lake in northwest Iran, formerly known as Lake Rezaiyeh.

thick and densely packed together

the Hungarian language