settlement; solution; resolution
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
successfully; with success
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
established fact; fait accompli
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
laughing foolishly; cackling
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
long ago; a long time ago; already