sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
for example; for instance; e.g.
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
no, not like that (but like this)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
hiding one's embarrassment
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
tone (of voice); manner of talking
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
surely; certainly; without doubt
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)