stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
Spring and Autumn period (of Chinese history; approx. 770-403 BCE); Chunqiu period; Ch'unch'iu period
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
horse tack; horse gear; harness
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
threshold; breaking point
revolution; rotation; turn; turning; handspring (gymnastics); inversion
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression