slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
gliding (through the air)
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
Gulliver; preeminent example of its kind
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
harm; injury; evil (influence)
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
(already) known; established
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
check; restraint; oppression; repression
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
greedy; avaricious; covetous
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way