serious look (on one's face); straight face
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
real intention; true motive; true meaning
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to ask a question; to ask questions
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
(in) his way; peculiar to him
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression