first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
scattered; separated; dispersed
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
fingerspelling (in sign language for the deaf); finger alphabet
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
rope; cord; policeman's rope
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild