to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
genuine article; real thing; real deal
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to bring back; to restore
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
cooking; food preparation
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)