to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
imagination; supposition; guess
occurrence; happening; incident; event
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
master; teacher; stable master
while; during; while; although; all; both
training; drill; practice; discipline
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
much less; to say nothing of
higher rank; better position
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
throat; important part; vital area
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
we have a result!; game over!; match!
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
name; given name; first name
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
single word; a few words; brief comment
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot