(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to strike dead; to beat to death
from the beginning; from scratch
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
master; teacher; stable master
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to grimace; to make a wry face
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience