at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
completely; entirely; totally
dull sound; muffled sound
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
invisibly; secretly; privately
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
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)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
so; like this; in this way
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off