to hide; to keep to oneself
feudal warrior; samurai; old soldier; veteran; old hand
personality; style; appearance
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
as is habit; the way life normally is
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
along the road; along the way
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
blow; shock; strike; batting
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to develop into a serious incident
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back