to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to bring back; to restore
violent explosion; bursting
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to become misty; to become hazy
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
inheritance; something given or received
ancestor; forefather; foremother
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
how; in what way; I wonder
looking away; looking aside
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach