having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
exchange of blows; long rally
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to lose sight of; to miss
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)