children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to grimace; to make a wry face
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
strong interaction; strong force
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to prevent; to take precautions