underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
with a momentary flash of light
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to summon; to get used to call
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
armor and helmet (armour)
black ground; black cloth
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
Burgundy (wine); Bourgogne
lethality; killing effectiveness
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
Stormbringer (role-playing game)
magic sword; cursed sword
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting