to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
button (clothing); push-button; button
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to dance; to perform dance steps
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
living thing; living creature; animal; life
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
as stated; verbatim; literally
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
long time; several hours; long spell
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
way (of doing); manner; method; means
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
promising without due consideration
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
method of operation; operating procedure
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
mental; spiritual; emotional
very; extremely; exceedingly
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander