way of the sword; swordsmanship
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
thought; consideration; thinking
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to understand; to make out
in accordance with plans; just as planned
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to be talented; to be able
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please