(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
step; stride; counter for steps
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
break in time; interruption; pause
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
hastily made; improvised preparation
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
perception; sensation; awareness
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
thicket; coppice; brushwood
highest grade; superlative degree
scarab (Egyptian gemstone); scarabeid (any of a group of beetles including the scarab beetle, Scarabeus sacer)
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to begin; to set about; to start
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
uncontrollable; irrepressible
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
setting a bad example to others
to throw at; to turn; to raise
covert action; covert operations
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched