incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
battlefield; battleground
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
offense and defense; offence and defence
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to unfold; to unroll; to open
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
that is to say; so that means
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
to spend time (on doing something)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to need; to call for; to require
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing