(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
drifting; drift; being adrift
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
opposite bank; farther shore
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to ask; to enquire; to query
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
that is to say; so that means
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
what kind of; what sort of; what
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
next; secondly; subsequently