seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
pronunciation; production of sound
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
good impression; favorable impression
sword skills; swordsmanship
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
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; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
pair; the two; both persons; both things
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
start; commencement; beginning; initiation