maneuver to return a sword to its scabbard
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
always having a comeback; fast-talking
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
remaining; left-over; excess
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
black lustre; black luster
by itself; automatically; naturally
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
to understand; to make out
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
in proportion to; just as much as
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face