to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
fair and square; open and aboveboard
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
most of all; extremely; supremely
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
this for sure; certainly is
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
based on; built on; made from
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
ability; performance; efficiency
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one by one; one after another; successively
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life