gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
somersault; looping-the-loop
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse
preliminary test or trial; tryout
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to push away; to push aside; to shove
ability; performance; efficiency
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
outside of; not covered by
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to overflow from something full