thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
black ball; black, round sigil; pupil; black candy
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
one by one; one after another; successively
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
all things are in a state of flux; everything is constantly changing
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
drinking party; get-together
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
arrangement; pact; agreement
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
most (numerous); largest (number of)
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
impossible to do (although wants to)
to pile up; to accumulate
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race