ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare
is never the case; has never happened
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
sad to say; how sad; alas
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
guidance; leadership; leading the way
decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
grey moustache; white beard
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
diffusion rate; rate of spread
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
to be smeared; to be covered