(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
critical moment; do-or-die situation
beyond this point; from now on; after this
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
dealing with; coping with
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to do someone in; to bump someone off
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
flip-up; fold-up; tip-up; top-hinged (e.g. window)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
just above; right overhead
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
control; management (e.g. of a business)
everything; anything; nothing
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
on board a ship; aboard a ship
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind