strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
success or failure; outcome; result
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
sphere; circle; range; category
being very good at; strongest point
mysterious power of words to alter reality
suggestion; hint; implication
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
correction; rectification; mending; repair
stairs; stairway; staircase
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
trouble; bother; annoyance
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
guidance; leadership; leading the way
clicking; clopping; clacking
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to step forward; to volunteer
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age