to fight with swords; to cross swords
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to be flexible; to be accommodating
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
lethality; killing effectiveness
light; easy; non-serious; minor
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
on the occasion of; at the time of
almost (did); nearly (did)
according to plan; as planned; on target
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
phantom; vision; illusion