to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
complete change; about-face
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to have one's name entered (in a list)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
orphan; person without friends
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
acquaintance; appreciative friend
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient