street fighting; urban warfare
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
total energy; all efforts
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
conduction (of heat or electricity); transmission (of light or sound); conduction (of a nerve impulse)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
to kill; to choke the life out of
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
direct appeal; direct petition
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to turn left; to turn to the left
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)