winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to be in the spotlight; to come into focus (of attention); to come into the spotlight
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
association; union; guild
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
treating someone like a child
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type
even though; despite; when
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
god of death; death deity; Death
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
penetration; absolutely clear; not dirty; clearness
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
in succession; one by one
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
your home; your family; their home; (my) home