personal attendant; valet; maid
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)
to have more losses than wins; to trail an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be behind (in wins); to have a losing record
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
feeling on the skin; skin sensation
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
sword skills; swordsmanship
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
being based on; following (a rule, guidelines, etc.); conforming to (standards, regulations, etc.); complying with
deflection; deviation; variation; declination; drift
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
in the meanwhile; during the time
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to shave off; to scrape off
killing and wounding; bloodshed
appearance; figure; shape; form