aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
paraphilia; sexual deviancy
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
bank robbery; bank robber
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
(hand) towel; handkerchief
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
enmity; antagonism; hostility
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
being on the ropes; losing ground
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
to intend; to be sure that
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
palm heel; heel of the palm
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
great numbers; numerical superiority
distributed processing; decentralized processing
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus
Battlestar Galactica (fictional spacecraft)
burst of laughter; roar of laughter