conventional forces; conventional military forces
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
remembrance; recollection; recognition
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
several times; a few times
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to have a bitter experience
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
long-established; old-established; traditional
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
king and princes; noble rank
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
(arch.) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); deer
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
prosperity; flourishing; thriving