to sound out a person's feelings; (lit.) to consult a person's pleasure
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to lend an ear to; to listen to
opinion; intention; thought
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
in detail; minutely; closely
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
loss; defeat; counter for losses
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.); proposal; suggestion; advice
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to be nappy; to be disheveled (hair); to shudder
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
the other day; a few days ago
retirement from active life; moving out of accommodation; finding a new residence
arriving at camp (military); (a court noble) attending a government office
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
needless to say; obviously; of course
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to use all one's strength (ability)
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword