the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
a.m.; before noon; ante meridiem; AM broadcasting; amplitude modulation
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
surrounding at a distance
party; gang; company; squad
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
wound (suffered in a fight)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
first meeting; first interview with
growth period; growing season
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
surroundings; circumference
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling