(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
very young; little; childish; immature
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
apparent age (of someone); rough age
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
brown; light brown; tawny
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to put out; to extinguish
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to rush back; to run back
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to be greedy; to devour greedily