character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
knife thrower; knife throwing
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
training; drill; practice; discipline
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
cares; ill feeling; reserve
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
one's physical safety; personal security
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service