the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
only; merely; but; no more than
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
instant; moment; for an instant
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to check; to stop; to keep back
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
skill; dexterity; proficiency
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
at the last moment; this late in the game
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize