inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to show up; to appear; to turn up
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
right in the center (centre)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
to pull out a fish; to lure
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
low hit (e.g. in baseball or golf); downhill
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
simultaneous development; spreading at the same time (e.g. two phenomena)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
four (long cylindrical things)
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
standing firm; holding out