sword skills; swordsmanship
there being no use in arguing (about it)
already; now; no longer; not any more
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
man; male; masculine gender
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
nape (of the neck); nucha
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to torment; to torture; to harass
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy