day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
all you have to do is; just; that's all
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to push aside; to push one's way through
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
personality; style; appearance
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
interview (e.g. for a job)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to happen to pass by; to pass by
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
drawing a sword; drawn sword
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless