to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to beat to death; to kill
present; gift; to give a present or gift
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
professional killer; hit man
brightness; splendour; splendor
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
inn town; post town; post-station town
striking; remarkable; considerable
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
leader of a delegation (body, party)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship