to cut one's way through the waves
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
memory; sense; experience
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to be opposite; to face each other
otherwise; or else; if not
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
instead; but (on the other hand)
due form; official; formality
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
name of God (esp. in Christian contexts); name of Christ
to make a vow; to take an oath
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady