to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to hide; to keep to oneself
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
gibbon (any small, long-armed ape of family Hylobatidae)
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
marshland; wetland; swampland
not at all; not in the least
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
straight-laced person; stubborn person
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
risky; dangerous; insecure
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
prisoner (of war); POW; captive