scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
minimum; at the very least
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say