never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
such ... as; or some such
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
notice; attention; observation
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
no!; no no!; no, not at all
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner