biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
death penalty; capital punishment
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
late at night; small hours of the morning
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone