real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
contrastive conjunction (but, however, etc.); contradictory conjunction
to shed light; to cast light
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)
one by one; one each; one at a time
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
light and darkness; light and shade
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to be perturbed; to be agitated
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
head; brains; intellect; understanding
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
several people; a few people
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
interruption; interference; butting in
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body