surroundings; environs; circumference
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
such ... as; or some such
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
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
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to