the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to give permission to marry
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
to get tired out; to be exhausted
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
raid; RAID; redundant array of independent disks
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; handsome grey-haired man; silver fox
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
Reinhard; Reinhardt; Reinhart
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
quickly; swishing; whooshing
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
conferring of decorations
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue