to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
rather than; more ... than ...
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
drunken boxing; styles of Chinese martial arts that imitate the movements of a drunk person
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
questions and answers; dialogue
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
existence; being; life; survival
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
thought; consideration; thinking
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
choices; alternatives; options
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
contradiction; inconsistency
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
innermost depths of one's heart