communication skills; communication ability
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
maid; helper; help; assistance
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
murder; killing; murderer
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
end of war; cessation of hostilities
battlefield; battleground
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
too many to count; too numerous to mention
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous