shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
pigment; paint; colour; color
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
dark and desolate; forlorn
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
also known as; also called
Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (arch.) fishmongers' guild
your body; your health; yourself; you
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
child prodigy; wonder child
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
magic sword; cursed sword
to degenerate; to lapse into
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
change; transformation; inversion
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
nothing but; none other than
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
life-taking sword; sword used to kill
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
pride; boast; credit (to)
to take away; to carry off
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
understanding person; supporter
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
beautiful woman; beauty; belle