sword skills; swordsmanship
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
forcibly; against one's will
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to crawl towards; to creep up to
spinal fluid; gray matter; grey matter
covered with; stained; smeared
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
number of ken (in length or breadth)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
head; lead; vanguard; first
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
future (usually near); prospects
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to make merry; to be festive
to go underground; to go into hiding
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress