to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to pile up; to accumulate
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
special; particular; peculiar; unique
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
no, not like that (but like this)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
ready-made; common-law (wife)
famous sword; excellent sword
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
main street; avenue; boulevard
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
changing clothes; change of clothes
to carry; to bring (to a place)
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back