unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to intervene; to stop (something)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
cheap article; poor quality article
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself