to watch for an unguarded moment
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
feeling; sense; impression
proposal; offer; request; application
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
please (give me); please (do for me)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
many; numerous; various; large number of
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
impossible; unlikely; improbable
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to fight against; to oppose; to face
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to state; to express; to mention
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
pointing out; identification
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set