prosperity; thriving; flourishing
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
tool; implement; means; furniture
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
difficult to ...; hard to ...
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
to shake off; to throw off
way; method; means; resource; course
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience