outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
declaration; proclamation; announcement
official announcement; proclamation
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
front kick (esp. martial arts)
to blow off; to be blown off
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to rock; to shake; to swing
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to miss (e.g. train, plane)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
sword skills; swordsmanship
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses