food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
contradiction; inconsistency
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
to mask oneself; to lie down
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
reason for being; raison d'être
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
extremely; greatly; truly; really; (not) that much; (not) really
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to ask; to enquire; to query
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
being too late; losing one's final chance
quite; utterly; really; completely