manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
messenger; envoy; emissary
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
should time and circumstances permit
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
it seems so; that's what it looks like
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to do together; to share; to participate in
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
understood; I see; OK; present; here