moment; brief space of time
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
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
complete recovery of health
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that