to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
small number; few; minority
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
settlement; solution; resolution
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
incident involving the taking of hostages; hostage situation
to notify; to advise; to inform
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)