to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
in succession; one after another
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
speaking voice; talking voice
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
otherwise; or else; if not
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)