to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
tradition; legend; folklore
strategist; tactician; schemer
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
for the first time in one's life
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
virtue; charm; merit; good point
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
all you have to do is; just; that's all
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
one more time; once more; once again
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)