glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
breastplate; chest protector; bib
slim; slender; slight; delicate
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
honour; honor; glory; privilege
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to watch steadily; to stare
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest