the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
legendary beast; magical beast
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
fundamental interactions; four fundamental forces of nature
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to knead well; to polish; to refine
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
beginning; clue; starting point
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
with all one's strength; with all one's might
way (of doing); manner; method; means
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
useless; vain; aimless; idle
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head