smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
last night; yesterday evening
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
to attack; to assault; to assail
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
total energy; all efforts
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
battlefield; battleground
war; fighting; fierce competition
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
sweetness and bitterness; joys and sorrows
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
man; male; masculine gender
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to wash away; to rinse off
model or exemplary student
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy