(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
formal; orthodox; in earnest
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
sword; blade; single stroke
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
whichever one chooses; either way
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case