eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
beginning; outset; first; onset
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
that is to say; so that means
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
should; must; -able; probably; likely
family; members of a family
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
soldier; combatant; warrior
war; battle; match; game; competition
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
audacity; forwardness; effrontery; impertinence