to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
kind; sort; species; species
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
progress; advance; improvement; development
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to pause; to have a short intermission
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
complicated and mysterious
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
conducting wire; line of flow (of people, objects, etc.)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
probability; likelihood; chances
sword; blade; single stroke
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
imprisonment; incarceration
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order