feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
rejection; negation; voting down
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)
battle of wits; contest of wits
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
in the same manner as before; the same as always
otherwise; if not; or else
to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
forced laugh; forced smile
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
reading aloud; recitation
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
avoiding or dodging responsibility
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
heavy concentration; overconcentration
general public; the masses
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
nothing; nil; naught; nought
one's real father; natural father; biological father
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
throughout; all through; right through
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull