equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
acting ability; talent as a performer
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
wherein; therein; thereinto
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
green tract of land; green space
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
king; monarch; ruler; champion
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
sense of smell; olfaction
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead