to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to fight with swords; to cross swords
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
horror film; horror movie
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
that is to say; so that means
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
front kick (esp. martial arts)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to thrust away; to send flying
offense and defense; offence and defence
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to become better; to improve
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.