had better ...; had better not ...
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to slide into; to slip into
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
power; might; authority; influence
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye