to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
head start; initiative; preemption
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
front kick (esp. martial arts)
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
line of spears held at the ready
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to cry and shout; to scream
desperation; self-abandonment
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
will; testament; last request
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback