absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
direct proportion; direct ratio
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to need; to call for; to require
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
pupil; student; schoolchild
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
in the end; on top of that
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
auxiliary; supplementary; subsidiary; ancillary
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
(something) so small; so little; trifling