impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
stable boy; stable hand; groom
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
mountain road; mountain trail
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
winner; victor; conqueror
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
various families; various schools of thought
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
to cease; to stop; to be over
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other