I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to be silent; to say nothing
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
one thin flat object; one sheet
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to throw into; to toss into
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
will not do; do not; does not
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)