tone (of voice); manner of talking
to become fraught with emotion
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
environment; circumstance
anything and everything; just about everything
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
that year; same year; same age
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
sharpener (of swords) and polisher (of mirrors)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
twice; again; second time
observation; survey; watching
to stiffen; to become stiff
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
competitor; contestant; player; athlete
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest