calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
to break into (a house to kill the master); to raid
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
having a gentle and sincere personality
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
technique; art; skill; move
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to dry up completely; to become stale
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
great man; great god; hero; big man
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
memory; sense; experience
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
the same rank; equality; apposition
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
common reed (Phragmites australis)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good