crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to be pregnant; to be with child
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
proposal; motion; recommendation
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to prevent; to take precautions
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
talk; dialogue; conversation
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
strapped for cash; hard up
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to threaten; to make threats
in low spirits; dejected; sad
remaining snow; lingering snow
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
transcendence; excellence; superiority
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
(apportioning) in small amounts
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to harm one's health; to injure one's health; to be harmful to one's health
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to continue to rain or snow
drawing a sword; drawn sword
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic