to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
(of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn); to improve; to become more refined
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
Teutonic Knights; Teutonic Order
to begin to walk; to set out
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
why; how; for what reason
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
priority level; degree of relative priority
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight