upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to fly around; to scatter
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to push aside; to brush aside
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition