sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
coating (esp. lacquering)
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
(on) horseback; riding a horse
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
marriage proposal; courtship
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
to begin talking; to open up
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
intensification; aggravation
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to buy again; to buy anew
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude