to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
along the road; along the way
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
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
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
sword skills; swordsmanship
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
(turned out) all right in the end
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
blow; shock; strike; batting
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
with a slip; with a slide
to fall flat; to fall face down