now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
cooperation; collaboration
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
normalcy; normality; normal
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
being somewhat excited (agitated)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
had better ...; had better not ...
duty; obligation; responsibility
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
the scruff or nape of the neck
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
grip (of hand); grip strength
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray