to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
else; in addition; besides
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
survival; survivor; relic
to raise one's voice; to shout
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
without permission; without notice
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
permission; approval; authorization; license
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
leather strap; thong; leash
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
means; way; method; measure
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy