serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to burst (open); to break; to split
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
state secrets; secrets of the state
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
closely-guarded secret; top secret
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to find; to discover; to come across; to spot
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively