muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
desperation; self-abandonment
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
dull sound; muffled sound
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
intelligence gathering; information gathering
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
invitation; introduction; temptation
to attempt; to test; to try out
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(an) if (e.g. in history)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)