sincere; honest; faithful
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
biological child; one's own child
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
else; in addition; besides
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to do someone in; to bump someone off
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
right side; right-hand side
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish