having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
time; hour; season; time of the year
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to withstand; to be able to endure
forcibly; against one's will
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
division of a religious sect; branch of a school
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
hero; manly person; warrior
first match (in a series)
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
same village; same town; same province
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
low (level, value, price, etc.)
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
(insectile, especially moth) scales
to affect; to impact; to influence