magic sword; cursed sword
environment; surroundings; circumstances
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
proposal; offer; request; application
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
how; in what way; by what means
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
very interesting; of great interest
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
make one wrong move and ...; take one wrong step and ...
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...