and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to thrust before; to thrust at
light; faint; pale; fleeting
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
that is to say; so that means
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to rock; to shake; to swing
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
feelings; thoughts; meaning
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated