to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to cut; to slit; to slash
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
(clenched) fist; knuckles
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
(having) life-and-death power (over)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
acceleration; speeding up
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
master; teacher; stable master
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
impulsive and straightforward; guileless
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
sphere; circle; range; category
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe