to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
firm; strong; solid; stable
steel; sword steel; sword
to shed light; to cast light
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
physical condition; state of health; shape
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
intercept; interception; counter-attack
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
multistoried; multilayered
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
that is to say; so that means
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)