offensive (movement); aggression
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
professional wrestling move
top recommendation; something highly recommended
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
discouragement; disappointment
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
first thing in the morning
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
a glance; a look; a glimpse
flag; banner; ensign; (one's) stance; position; opinion
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
technical skill; ability; capacity
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
proud; having a prominent nose
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
blooming late; flowering late; late-flowering plant; late-blooming species (of plant); being a late bloomer (of an athlete, author, etc.)
part; portion; glimpse; bit
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization