devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to break by stepping on; to trample; to stomp on; to walk across; to travel on foot
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to attempt; to test; to try out
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be hesitant; to feel timid
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
root; source; origin; cause
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
order; command; directions; instructions
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to be talented; to be able
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
northerly (wind); from the north
orders; instructions; directive; command
to take command; to give direction
how; in what way; by what means