short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
unprecedented; never seen before
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
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
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
fortress; stronghold; citadel
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to dye; to colour; to color
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into