craftsman; skilled artisan
to temper thoroughly; to train well
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
what kind of business; what sort of matter
both hands; both arms; ten
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
two times; twice; two degrees
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
pre-war days; before the war
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
simply; merely; only; solely
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby