performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to run around; to bustle about
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
fear; dread; fright; willies
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
twice; again; second time
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
dull sound; muffled sound
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
no matter how much time passes
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
famous sword; excellent sword
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
keeping silent; saying nothing at all