scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
at once; immediately; right now
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
technique; art; skill; move
without cause; without reason
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
maintenance; preservation; improvement
confidentiality; nondisclosure
way of talking; speaking style
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
contrived; false-sounding
not caring; not giving a damn
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
true character; real nature
self-conscious; self-aware
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement