conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
relation; connection; relevance
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to cut (food) into chunks; to chop into lumps
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
blow; shock; strike; batting
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
another showing (of a play); playing the same role again (i.e. of an actor); recapitulation
divining sticks; counting; calculation
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
body; physical system; (the) person
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
flaring up; bursting into flames
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
general idea; concept; notion
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to cease; to stop; to be over
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)