becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
omnivorousness; polyphagia; omnivorous; polyphagous
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
proposed solution; idea for a solution
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
gazing at (in wonderment)
snow country; snowy region
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
counter for birds or rabbits
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
extremely dangerous; full of peril
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
hare (esp. the Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
The Legend of Zelda (video game franchise)
sky burial (funeral ritual in which the body of the deceased is exposed to be eaten by birds)
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
the ocean; the great deep
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)