to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
while moving; on the move
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
each; (arch.) you (plural)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
to rain incessantly; to downpour
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
selection; choice; option
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
covering; protection; backing; relief
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
decision; settlement; definition
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to cease; to stop; to be over
opposite side; other side