hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to kill; to choke the life out of
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
reality; actuality; hard fact
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
dignity; majesty; sanctity
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
person concerned; interested party; related party
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
how long; how far; how much
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye