without exaggeration; truthful; factual
to surge; to well up; to gush out
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to be relieved; to feel relieved
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
nothing but; none other than
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to attempt; to test; to try out
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
domestic animals; livestock; cattle