substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
body; physique; build; stature
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
sword skills; swordsmanship
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to fight with swords; to cross swords
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
pride; dignity; self-respect
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to knock down; to knock off
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)