being a match for thousands; being a mighty warrior (combatant)
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
you could say; you might say; verging on the
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
combination; union; binding; bond
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
if you do this; if this is the case
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
disadvantageous; long (odds)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty