direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
sword skills; swordsmanship
plaything; playing (with a toy); gambling; activity using hand-gestures (esp. playing games or singing songs)
region; limits; stage; level
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
bringing; taking; carrying
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to get accustomed to using
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
and then; and so; and; so then
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to get slightly dirty (all over)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
old clothes; secondhand clothing
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
don't you think?; indicates question
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)