visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
that kind; competition; match
to join together; to combine; to join up
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
growing wild (naturally); native
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to temper thoroughly; to train well
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels
exactly as stated; verbatim
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
sword skills; swordsmanship
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
magical; sorcerous; supernatural
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
feeling keenly; fully realizing
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons