little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to smash; to break into pieces
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
extremely; terrifically; super
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to bite off; to gnaw through
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
casting; cast-metal object
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to take someone's life; to kill someone
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
choice; selection; option
chance (of success); odds
grade; class; degree; magnitude
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel