absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
strategy meeting; council of war
in terms of; from the point of view of
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
preparation; provision; guarding
depression; low spirits; dejection
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
second arrow; second move; second step
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
selection; choice; picking out
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)