... years old; age (of) ...
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
serious look (on one's face); straight face
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
special training; intensive training; crash course
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
down to earth; reasonable
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
deadly serious; deadly earnest
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
intuition; instinct; hunch
to hide; to keep to oneself
eye for people; ability to judge character
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
way out; means to escape; escape route
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
totally willing; fully motivated
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
as much as one can; as much as possible
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative