sword skills; swordsmanship
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to try all possible means
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
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.)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
as soon as possible; ASAP
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to walk away; to saunter off
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
manly; masculine; like a man
villain; baddie; the villain's part
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate