figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
belief; faith; conviction
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
genuine article; real thing; real deal
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to