to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
match; game; bout; contest
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
reason; cause; circumstances
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
pale; pallid; bluish-white