thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
messenger; envoy; emissary
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to repeat; to be frequent
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
double-edged; double-edged blade
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
coloured glass; colored glass
jellied fish or meat broth
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going