war; battle; match; game; competition
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
surely; certainly; without doubt
car accident; automobile accident
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
carving; engraving; sculpture
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
falling asleep at the wheel
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
violent emotion; passion; fury
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
genius; prodigy; natural gift
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward