near; close; beside; third person
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to shake; to sway; to waver
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
inspection; examination; survey
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
with a start; with a jump
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
feel (of a material); texture
matte (finish, colour, etc.); matt; mat; matte (metallurgy)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated