to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
reserve army; flying column; troops kept in reserve for flexible deployment
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
(within a) territory; domains
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
great stature; large build
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to have the honor (of); to be favored (with); to be honored (with)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
and (also); both ... and; as well as
audience (with someone of high standing)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
part; portion; glimpse; bit
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
details; particulars; everything; every last detail
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by