skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
angrily; in a huff; in anger
grayish white; greyish white
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
float; pontoon; float (beverage with ice cream floating in it); float
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
towering; astonishingly high
mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
space; interval; space character; whitespace
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
knot (nautical mile per hour)
refueling (a car, plane, etc.); lubricating (a machine); oiling
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic