futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
long slits (esp. of eyes)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
Lisle; Lail; Lyle; Reil; Ryle
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
another kind; distinct species; variety
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
practice; practising; training; study
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
power; might; authority; influence
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
from what (I've) seen; given that ...