polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
training; drill; practice; discipline
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
both hands; both arms; ten
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
tool; implement; means; furniture
rather than; more ... than ...
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
getting (very) cold; becoming (much) colder; chill; cooling down (of economic activity); slowdown; decline
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
middle of the night; dead of night
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)