surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
battlefield; battleground
manners; behavior; behaviour
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
one more time; once more; once again
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
like this; this sort; this way
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to talk; to chat; to chatter
secrecy; highly classified information
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling