meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
spirit; heart; disposition
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to stop walking; to pause
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
taste; liking; preference
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
interspecific; interspecies
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
triumphant return; returning in triumph
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
gifted education; special education for gifted children
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
encounter; engagement; battle
you could say; you might say; verging on the
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
100,000; hundred thousand
increase and decrease; fluctuation
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
to polish up; to shine up
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
several times; a few times
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to smile (at); to grin (at)