meditation; contemplation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
close call; narrow escape
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
group; party; team; squad; section
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
fall; drop; descent; coming down
striking with the back of the sword
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
three; three years of age
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
by sheer strength; by brute force
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach