one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
different opinion; objection
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
famous sword; excellent sword
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to have (something) innate; to be born with
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
large build; large pattern
class; heading; group; category
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away