to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to knock down; to knock off
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
complete victory; total victory
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
feminine; womanly; female
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
to get accustomed to using
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
art of war; strategy; tactics
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to keep secret; to conceal
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
point of an argument; drift of an argument
killing time; staving off boredom
to turn right; to turn to the right
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
taking an unexpected opportunity
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)