follower; attendant; valet; servant
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to listen again; to ask again
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
(not) merely; (not) simply
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
selection; choice; option
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
while; during (the time when)
continuation; succession; series
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
way (of doing); manner; method; means
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem