rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
speech; expression; wording; language
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
late at night; at a late hour
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
sincerity; true heart; devotion
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
personal combat; one-to-one fight
cares; ill feeling; reserve
stepping back; drawing back
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to fight with swords; to cross swords
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to push away; to push aside; to shove
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly