to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
power; authority; jurisdiction
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
one's days and nights being reversed
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
ingredient; component; composition
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
the ancients; ancient people
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
(one's) quota; assignment
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
help; assistance; service
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to be remembered; to go down in history
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life