to resound; to make a stir
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
gossip; corner of the mouth
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
master; teacher; stable master
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
great swordsman; master fencer
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
two persons; two people; pair; couple
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with