command; lead; generalship; leadership
to triumph; to be elated with success
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to crack; to develop a crack
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
the very best; excellent; superb
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
several times; several degrees
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
offense and defense; offence and defence
to mark the end; to spell the end
such; this sort of; like this
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
meanwhile; in the meantime