stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
scrape-scrape; with a scraping sound
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
sound of voice; vocal sound
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
construction at top speed
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
striking with the back of the sword
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
titubation; shaking; swinging
pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
steep peak; steep ridge; high rugged mountain
involving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
to boil (something) until it is done
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)
medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction
totally naked; buck naked
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
to fold in; to tuck in; to insert (e.g. a flyer in a newspaper); (fig.) to factor in (news, risk, outcome, etc.)
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
to turn completely into; to become completely
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject