quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
long military service; having experienced many battles
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to employ; to hire (a servant)
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
to make (a person) pay for (something)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
hateful; detestable; loathsome
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
inexpert or untrained eyes
to talk to oneself; to mutter
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
on the occasion of; at the time of
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
powerless; helpless; incompetent
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
flying bird; soaring bird
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
(the) haves; those who have
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
common (of objects, abstract things); usual
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear