one's field of expertise; one's strong area
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to begin to walk; to set out
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to hand (over); to deliver in person
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba