piece placed to block opponent's check; interposed piece
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to do for (the sake of someone else)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
gesture; gesticulation; motion
thick curtain; drop curtain
array; muster; line-up; full force
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to take over; to hand over
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
scattered; separated; dispersed
aggressiveness; aggression
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity