lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
by sheer strength; by brute force
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
settlement; solution; resolution
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
falling rocks; fallen rocks
to sink (into); to get depressed
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)