to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
piece of meat; cut of meat
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
since then; from that time; ever since
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
sanity; consciousness; soberness
normalcy; normality; normal
rational; logical; coherent
way of talking; speaking style
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
simply; merely; only; solely
to finish reading; to read through
final; eventual; ultimate
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
retainer; retinue; servant
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to have one's hair stand on end
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
the reverse; other side; lining
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
one's way back; one's way home
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
end of term; end of semester
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell