ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
observation; survey; watching
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
in proportion to; just as much as
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
true character; real nature
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to put one's strength into
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade