preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
belongings; appendage; accessory
ending up right back where one started
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
addition; adding; supplement
to kneel (on one knee); to crouch down (e.g. in a shooting stance); to break off and spread out; to break and lie down
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to do for (the sake of someone else)
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
vocalization; vocalisation
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to lose a closely fought contest
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
art of war; strategy; tactics
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
clearly; brightly; freshly
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
momentum; amount of exercise
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
being concerned about or mindful of
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
turnout (of people); start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.); beginning; initial charge; dash
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes