deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
step; stride; counter for steps
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
older sister; elder sister
presence; sitting with; being with
just like; the same as; no different than
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
popular person; favorite; favourite
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
Stefan; Stephan; Stephane
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
sharply (glare, stare, etc.); piercingly; stinging; clashing (of swords, etc.)
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
arbitration; intercession; mediation