to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
being too late; losing one's final chance
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
puddle of blood; pool of blood
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour