until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
long military service; having experienced many battles
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
armor and helmet (armour)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
don't you think?; indicates question
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style