late at night; at a late hour
everything; anything; nothing
since then; from that time; ever since
classical form of martial art
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
sons and daughters; children; girl
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to employ; to hire; to charter
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
throw; throwing; throwing event
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
violent explosion; bursting
induced explosion; secondary explosion
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
silence (not speaking); muteness
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
having said that; on the other hand
being adopted into the family of one's bride
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to begin; to set about; to start
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
but; however; provided that
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit