to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to lean against; to set against
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to be kind to; to treat kindly
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to push back; to press back; to force back
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
steel; sword steel; sword
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
cat-eye style (in makeup); (lit.) eyes of a cat
mistress; kept woman; concubine
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
reputation; respectability
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to make one's own; to take possession of
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
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