pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
self-defense; self-defence
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to triumph; to be elated with success
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study