till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
almost; roughly; approximately
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
same generation; one's generation
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(physical) growth; development
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
mask; disguise; guise; mask
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
body; physical system; (the) person
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve