adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
good humour (humor); good mood
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
(small) stone; rock; pebble
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
collision; bumping into; head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to give directions; to issue instructions
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
the reason is ...; it is because ...
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
battle formation; military formation
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
when; how soon; how long until
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise