art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
every martial art; all the martial arts
attractive face and figure
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
battle of words; debate; argument; dispute
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to keep away; to keep at a distance
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
to concern; to be related
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
commander; commanding officer; CO
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
to be too numerous; to be too much
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
rule; government; administration
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
(the) haves; those who have
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
no sleep or rest; working day and night
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to be ill; to suffer from
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting