weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to slide into; to slip into
to blow off; to be blown off
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
curse; spell; malediction
hostile party; enemy side
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
environment; circumstance
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy