behind; in the rear; in back
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to surround; to crowd around
scale; scope; plan; structure
than; from; out of; except; but; more
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
armed forces; military; troops
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
by means of; due to; because of; according to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
something; some kind of; for some reason
gray or silver haired (grey)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
drawing a sword; drawn sword
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence