blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
sense of values; values; value system
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
outside world; physical world
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to attack; to assault; to assail
six (long cylindrical things)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
two (long cylindrical things)
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition