to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
fixed rule; usual way; usual method
hastily made; improvised preparation
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to walk around; to travel around
to hammer out the details; to work out details
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
martial law; articles of war; military disciple; military law
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
multiplication; synergism
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
(one's) peers; people around one
false charge; slander; defamation
before ... days (months, etc.)
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
to shoot or fire off an arrow
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
courage; ardour; high spirits
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
well-bred; of good upbringing
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on