... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to tower over the surroundings
royal castle; imperial castle
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to use up all one's strength
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
counter for choices, options, etc.
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to develop into a serious incident
after that; afterwards; thereafter
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
professional killer; hit man
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
particularly; only; in the case of
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known