to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
sword skills; swordsmanship
exemplar; model; example; pattern
of no interest; not interested
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
from the viewpoint of; according to
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
gossip; corner of the mouth
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
underestimation; undervaluation
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to ask a question; to ask questions
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to spend time (on doing something)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...