device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to trample; to crush underfoot
to step over or across; to overcome
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to trample down; to devastate
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
to kick over; to kick down
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
sword skills; swordsmanship
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
-less; lacking; non-existing
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
thought; idea; conception
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
place to die; place of death
remaining years (of one's life)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent