amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to make a speech; to address
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
again (and again); once again; yet again
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
instability; insecurity; crankiness
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time