names and natures do often agree
to take advantage of an opportunity
treatment as a guest; guest
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
in fooling the enemy first deceive your allies
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
descendant; scion; lineage
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
head; chief; boss; leader