fencing; art of wielding swords
water and moon; the Moon reflected on the water; pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to be expensive; to be costly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
maneuver to return a sword to its scabbard
drawing a sword; drawn sword
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
bipartite; in two parts; double
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
phantom; vision; illusion
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
overconfident; presumptuous
young person; youth; young