serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to have a talk; to tell a story
most of all; extremely; supremely
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
person of doubtful origin
to show up; to appear; to turn up
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
directions; instructions; orders; command
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
deceiving; cheating; fooling
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
on one hand; on the other hand
sour look; surly face; pout
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
older sister; elder sister
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately