affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
if it is (the case that ...)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
error; mistake; slip; bug
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to accept; to receive; to agree
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
while; during; performed in this condition
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
nod; inclination of the head
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes