personal; individual; private
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
long-awaited; much-awaited
episode; anecdote; vignette
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
order; sequence; procedure
something like ...; something called ...
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
lightly; easily; carelessly
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
order; command; life; destiny; fate
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to squeeze out; to wring out
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
under the orders of; by order (command)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
family; relatives; dependents; household
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
father; dad; husband; you; he
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)