serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
journal; magazine; periodical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
every month; each month; monthly
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to chase; to run after; to pursue
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to force open; to push open
to examine someone's expression
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to soften; to moderate; to relieve