elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
leather-bound; leather binding
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to drop; to let fall; to omit
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
that is to say; so that means
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
unsigned; without a signature
off-brand; generic (goods)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
popular name; common name; given name
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
such; this sort of; like this
magic sword; cursed sword
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
very; much; greatly; a lot of
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
front; frontage; facade; main