to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
fine weather; fair weather
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
funny story; funny anecdote
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
that; the matter in question
to apologize; to apologise
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
badness; evilness; bad; evil
the other day; a few days ago
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
very likely; very probable
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to increase; to add to; to augment
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
dealing with; coping with
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion