to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
that; the matter in question
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
little by little; bit by bit
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to hold (the opponent) in the arms and carry him out of the ring
to select (the best); to choose; to pick out
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
war fan; commander's war fan
to beckon (to); to invite; to give orders
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
boasting; bragging; talking big