regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
training; drill; practice; discipline
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to apologize; to apologise
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
hostile relations; hostile relationship
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
defeating in an instant; instant kill
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to have a smattering knowledge of
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to turn round; to face about; to turn about