to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
condition; figure; appearance; voice
lingchi; death by a thousand cuts; slow torture by slicing off parts of the body
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
hand used like a sword in striking
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
that's the way it is; such is life
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
odds and ends; all; every
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
freely; right and left; as one pleases
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)