to shoot down; to win (a position, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
as far as the eye can see
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
second arrow; second move; second step
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
calling on (someone) uninvited; dropping in on; visiting without being invited; presumptuous; impertinent; impudent
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
to resist (with force); to fight back; to oppose
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
another; different; something else
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
big frame; large figure; huge body
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
quarrel; dispute; argument
reasoning; logic; persuasion
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
repaying a kindness; gratitude
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
phantom; vision; illusion
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial