green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
tall figure; high stature
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
it's been a long time; long time no see
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
honour; honor; glory; privilege
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
sudden change; complete change
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it