kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
sword skills; swordsmanship
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
criticism; commentary; review
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
for example; for instance; e.g.
the other day; a few days ago
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
had better ...; had better not ...
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
whispering into a person's ear
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
innermost depths of one's heart
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
question; inquiry; enquiry
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
some people; a few people; several people
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly