subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
self-consciousness; self-awareness
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
famous sword; excellent sword
how many people; a number of people
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to smear with blood; to kill
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
at that time; in those days
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
concession; conciliation; compromise
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
according to plan; as planned; on target
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
restless; fidgety; in a hurry