to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to need; to call for; to require
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
mission; delegation; transmission
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
conditionally; with conditions attached
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
complicated and mysterious
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to attempt; to test; to try out
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to spit out; to eject; to dump
rule; reign; government; governing
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
of course; certainly; naturally
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top