conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
pike (freshwater fish, Esox sp.)
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
advance; moving forward; progress
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
line of spears held at the ready
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
cut; reduction; curtailment
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
Hussite Wars (1419-1434); Bohemian Wars; Hussite Revolution
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to mark the end; to spell the end
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over