system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
technical skill; ability; capacity
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
intelligence operative; spy
secret information; intelligence
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to make sense; to be meaningful
living thing; living creature; animal; life
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
long ago; already; a long time ago
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
opposite; reverse; contrary
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing