corridor; hallway; passageway
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
offering; presentation; donation
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
preface; introduction; preamble
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
metallic sound; metallic clank
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to find out; to discover; to locate
comparatively; relatively
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to have confidence in one's own abilities
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely