alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
murder; killing; murderer
will not do; do not; does not
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
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)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
different thing; another question; different case
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dog lover; person who loves dogs
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
passing (e.g. in football) without looking
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
centre line; center line; central line
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
literally; to the letter; literal
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
several times; once or twice