form; shape; figure; visage
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
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)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
conferring of decorations
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to employ; to hire; to charter
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
such; like that; that sort of; very
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
at once; immediately; right now
to lend an ear to; to listen to
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be excited; to be elated
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning