linkage; co-movement; interrelation; interconnectedness
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
diversion; putting something to another use
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
sound of a blade (swishing through the air, clashing, etc.)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
younger pupil (of the same master); younger disciple; junior member
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
at first; in the beginning; originally