left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
depending on; dependent on
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
sickle and chain (weapon)
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
every martial art; all the martial arts
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
extremely high speed; super speed
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
one's way (ahead); one's path
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
conversely; on the contrary
short distance; close range
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
specialized; specialised; boutique
accumulation; accumulate; store
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
chance (of success); odds
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is