wand; (riverine) lagoon; fluvial lagoon
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
vexing; irritating; impatient
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
system; institution; organization; organisation
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
the whole area; all areas
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to sniff out; to get wind of
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming