distant; remote; isolated
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
scale; scope; plan; structure
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
space; interval; space character; whitespace
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
here and there; everywhere
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
thunderous roar; roaring sound
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
momentum; amount of exercise
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
height (of a person); stature
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
both; both sides; both parties
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter