splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
build; physique; frame; constitution
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
swordstick; sword cane; loaded cane
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
to hit hard; to strike hard
same family (race, tribe)
infant; baby; little child
military man; warrior; soldier
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to flare up; to burst into flames
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
force of a fire; force of flames
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
for the present; for the time being
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over