to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
womanly; ladylike; feminine
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
suddenly; all of a sudden
head; lead; vanguard; first
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
main force; chief object; mainline
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
massing (of troops); gathering
perfect; complete; flawless
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
metallic sound; metallic clank
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul