to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
function; facility; faculty; feature
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to open (one's eyes) wide
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
inferior goods; faulty item
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
feel (of a material); texture
pleasant feeling; good vibes
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
again; once again; yet again
to fall flat; to fall face down
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
aggressiveness; aggression
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
acceleration; speeding up
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone