miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
nothing but; none other than
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
duty; obligation; responsibility
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
woman; female; feminine gender
to go past; to pass; to pass by
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
middle of the night; dead of night
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot