stepping back; drawing back
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
self-defense; self-defence
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to state; to express; to mention
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
remarkable; striking; obvious
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
arrogant; haughty; insolent
speech; expression; wording; language
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
odds and ends; all; every
to get accustomed to using
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
noisy; confused; uproarious
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
trouble; bother; annoyance
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
settlement; solution; resolution
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to push aside; to brush aside
coming and going; commuting