magic sword; cursed sword
charred; burnt black; scorched black
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to distract one's attention
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
how; in what way; by what means
to shut in; to confine; to contain
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
proposal; proposition; suggestion
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be itching to put one's skills to use
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
clearing one's throat; cough
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored