comfort; consolation; diversion
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to be frank; to drop all pretense
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
intensive; concentrated; focused
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
regarding highly; attaching importance to
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
operation; functioning; running
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
putting into operation; invocation
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
sunlight; rays of the Sun
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)