as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
each place; various places
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
conviction; belief; confidence
to wring the neck; to strangle
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
short and stout; small but wide around
counterclockwise; anti-clockwise
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to keep away; to keep at a distance
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
I see; that's right; indeed
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence