reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
waterfall; cataract; cascade
speaking of ...; as for ...
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
to have a narrow escape from death
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence
one part; one portion; one section
to practice magic; to practise magic
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
compensating; making up for; supplementation
simulated experience; simulation
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to employ; to hire; to charter
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
to offer (put up) resistance
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
superiority complex; sense of superiority