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
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)
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
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
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
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.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
packing (something) in a bag; bagging
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to brush off; to shake off
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue