signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to run through; to run past
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
current administration; present government
effective control (over territory); working control
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
night attack; nocturnal assault
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
feel (of a material); texture
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
naivete; simplicity; innocence
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
companion; company; tritagonist
affectation; showiness; pretence
to fight a battle; to have a fight
blighted love; disappointed love