self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
negotiations; discussions; connection
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
sudden change; sudden turn
secret technique; secret art
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to shed light; to cast light
flour; meal; powder; dust
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
technical skill; ability; capacity
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
technique; art; skill; move
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to take back; to recapture
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
unidentifiable; unidentified
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to