decisive battle of brief duration
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
(black) magic; witchcraft; sorcery
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
one's long-cherished desire
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to set aside one's interests
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
sacrificial opponent; jobber (in wrestling); foil; weak player brought in to make the opponent appear stronger
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
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
mineral matter; metallic property