taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
ago; since; before; previous
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
frame; framework; outline
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to speak ill of; to disparage