to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
concealment; suppression; hiding
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
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
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
though; notwithstanding; although
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
three; three years of age
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally