spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; clicking; clacking
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
else; in addition; besides
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to say; to be called; to do
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
retainer; attendant; escort
courteous; decorous; polite
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to think (something) strange
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
memories; recollections; reminiscence
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
your husband; her husband
to bring back; to restore
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
advance; moving forward; progress
you could say that; that might be so
way (of doing); manner; method; means
territory; domain; dominion; possession
war; fighting; fierce competition