captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
variation in color (colour); having a different color
naughty; mischievous; unruly
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
trifling; trivial; slight
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
smooth (i.e. without problems)
strangling (to death); strangulation
to be kind to; to treat kindly