both; both sides; both parties
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
outside of one's area of expertise
story; tale; talk; discussion
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
older sister and younger brother
careless person; absentminded person; thoughtless person
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear