to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
another thing; exception; special case
in its entirety; whole; wholly
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
king (of the senior player)
commander; general; leader
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to use and then throw away
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
sweeping sideways; mowing down
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
skill; dexterity; master hand
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
visual confirmation; sighting