negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to extend; to expand; to spread out
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
woman; lady; adult female
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
insolent fellow; rude fellow
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
beginning; outset; first; onset
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
contrastive conjunction (but, however, etc.); contradictory conjunction
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
influence (on someone); inspiration
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
society; the world; the times