to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
ifrit (demon in Arabian mythology); efreet; afrit; afreet
to indicate; to show; to point to
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
support; backing; aid; assistance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
blow; shock; strike; batting
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
way (of doing); manner; method; means
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to ascend; to go up; to climb
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
very great; enormous; serious
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best