to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
to be talented; to be able
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
to triumph; to be elated with success
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
snake; serpent; large snake
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
research; study; investigation
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
putting into operation; invocation
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
convenient; handy; useful
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
lightning strike; torpedo attack
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to slide into; to slip into
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
someone viewed with hatred; object of one's hostility