to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
classification; categorization; sorting
true state; actual condition; reality
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
sword skills; swordsmanship
substantial matter; significant item
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
this and that; one thing or another
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
survival; survivor; relic
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out