sword skills; swordsmanship
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
breastplate; chest protector; bib
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
descending a mountain; descent
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
smelting furnace; blast furnace
blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification