my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
scene; spectacle; sight; view
long military service; having experienced many battles
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to think too much; to be over-concerned
ordinary person; unenlightened person
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect