(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
mask; disguise; guise; mask
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
name; given name; first name
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
in succession; one after another
to run around; to bustle about
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
yen (currency of Japan); circle
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
hot topic; talk of the town
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet