darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
classification; assortment
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
way of the sword; swordsmanship
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
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 wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
complete change; about-face
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
acceleration; speeding up
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
yourself; himself; herself
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to look down on; to make light of
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
bullet speed; muzzle velocity
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
decisive battle of brief duration
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
from now; from this moment; henceforth