middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
space; interval; space character; whitespace
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to be born; to come into this world
sword skills; swordsmanship
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
one's later years; final years (in life)
magic sword; cursed sword
Castor (star in the constellation Gemini); Alpha Geminorum
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice