carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
putting into operation; invocation
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
convenient; handy; useful
technique; art; skill; move
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old