worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
head; brains; intellect; understanding
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to watch intently; to stare
appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
flying column; detached force
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
talk; recital; narration; topic
way of reciting; way of telling a story
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to be damaged; to receive damage
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
ringing; throbbing violently
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
absolute obedience; complete submission
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
doing ...; in the process of ...
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops