to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
secret; private; surreptitious
start; leaving; marching off
January; first month of the lunar calendar
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
within the sphere of influence (of)
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
by means of; due to; because of; according to
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
national border; provincial border
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
fighting in numerous battles
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
almost; roughly; approximately
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft