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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

2

painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

2

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

2

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

2

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

5

the person himself

1

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

1

coach; coaching; training

1

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

1

competitor; contestant; player; athlete

1

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

1

genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

2

(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

8

hammer

1

to beat; to batter; to pummel

2

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

3

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

2

to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

1

unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely

1

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

1

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

1

numerous; frequent

1

dejectedly; in low spirits; downheartedly

1

indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

1

to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

2

empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

1

to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

2

nimble; quick; agile

1

desk

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

note (letter) left behind; will

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

4

moisture; humidity; dampness

1

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

1

worry; anxiety; concern

1

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

2

(in) one's own way

1

having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still

1

to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

1

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

1

precision; accuracy

1

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

8

trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance

2