flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump
palm (of the hand); palm tree
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
biased view (biassed); prejudice; one-sided view
to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
taking to the field first
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
tracer bullet; star shell; flare bomb
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
globular shape; spherical shape
start of a war; beginning of hostilities
to be remembered; to go down in history
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to hang (hold) back; to hold off; to refrain; to jot down a note
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
rival; competitor; competition
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)