romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
genuine; authentic; true; pure
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
blow; shock; strike; batting
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to step over or across; to overcome
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
sign; indication; omen; symptom
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
messenger; envoy; emissary
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
for a while; for some time; for a period
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing