chance (of success); odds
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
absolute beginner; complete amateur
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to refuse; to decline; to deny
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
details; particulars; everything; every last detail
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
to increase; to add to; to augment
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit