at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
drawing a sword; drawn sword
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
quick work; (clever) feat
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to have a reason; to have an excuse
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
control; management; supervision
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
business; trade; operations; sales
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
advantage; benefit; profit; interest