standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
usefulness; utility; being orderly; being proper
acting ability; talent as a performer
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
ornately decorated horse used in processions of dignitaries; horse led by a rope
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
first attack; first strike; first blow
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
-less; lacking; non-existing
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
without trouble; easily; readily
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
direct unforked road; straight path
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
infant; baby; little child
private first-class (army); airman first class (air force); lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military); seaman (navy)
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
experiment; experimentation
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
to temper thoroughly; to train well
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
spirit; heart; disposition
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
more than anything; above all else