to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
historical; traditional; historic
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
breakthrough; great discovery
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
true to one's name; living up to one's name
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
curse; spell; malediction
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to publish a book; to put out a book
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
interest; appeal; attraction; fun