sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to hide; to conceal oneself
to be in a miserable state; to be down and out
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
the opposite sex; isomerism
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
(already) known; established
not yet known; unknown; strange
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
tasteless and odorless; bland
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
corruption (of order, public morals, etc.); subversion; degradation; collapse (of an organization, system, etc.); falling apart
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner
to lean against; to set against
polite; respectful; reverent
all together in a line; all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; inappropriately dressed for the occasion
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
rather than; more ... than ...
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting