a cut above; one step above
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
special selection; finest pick; top pick
brave warrior; hero; brave man
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
three; three years of age
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
being a match for thousands; being a mighty warrior (combatant)
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
last days; the end; one's fate
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to triumph; to be elated with success
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
level ground; horizon; field of view
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
careful; elaborate; scrupulous