anchorage; anchoring; mooring
to fold up; to fold into layers
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to stop walking; to pause
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
with a clink (click, clack)
metallic sound; metallic clank
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
throw; throwing; throwing event
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
right beside; close to; nearby
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)