rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to stay calm; to keep cool
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
had better ...; had better not ...
in the morning; during the morning
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
leaving work (office, school) early
rest; break; recess; intermission
use; utilization; utilisation; application
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to keep away; to keep at a distance