stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
arrest; apprehension; capture
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
watchful waiting; careful supervision
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
ignorant of the ways of the world
sense of values; values; value system
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way