reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
a step; short distance; short time
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
gem; jewel; precious stone
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
that kind; competition; match
to happen to meet; to come across
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to temper a sword; to forge a sword