sword; blade; single stroke
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
metallic sound; metallic clank
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
dear me; I mean; or rather
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
lightly; easily; carelessly
sweeping sideways; mowing down
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)