the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
power; might; authority; influence
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to be helpful; to be useful
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
clever scheme; outlandish plan; unusual plan
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
this for sure; certainly is
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
make; workmanship; preparation
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
ten; 10; ten years of age
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
stirring; slight movement
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
(right at the) side; just beside
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money