to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to bend; to warp; to curve
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
rising; ascending; climbing
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
throw; throwing; throwing event
two times; twice; two degrees
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
in order; in turn; one by one
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate