practice; practising; experience
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to become desperate; to give in to despair
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to put one's strength into
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
consists of; comprises; is made up of
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to engage in a heated discussion
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
pride; boast; credit (to)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach