serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
reconfirmation; double check
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
man; male; masculine gender
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
soft flesh (esp. in a sexual context)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond