to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
belief; faith; conviction
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
older sister; elder sister
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
handrail; railing; banister
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to become pale; to turn pale
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to jump from one thing to another
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
since; henceforth; ever since
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
very likely; very probable
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in