to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
regret; repentance; remorse
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to kill; to choke the life out of
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
interior; inside; internal
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
stairs; stairway; staircase
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
discovery; detection; finding
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to rush over; to run up to
to stop walking; to pause
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
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)
to make an appearance; to show up
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
surely; certainly; without doubt
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to shake; to sway; to waver