arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to wring the neck; to strangle
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
stepwise; one step at a time
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
of course; certainly; naturally
to be hot on a person's heels
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
why; how; for what reason
influence; clout; leverage
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
connection; link; relationship
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
surely (not); certainly (not)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
sword; blade; single stroke
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to mark the end; to spell the end
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord