until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
sword skills; swordsmanship
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
desperation; struggle to the death
literally; to the letter; literal
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
one day; (on) a certain day
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
defeating in an instant; instant kill
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to leave as is; to ignore
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
reality; actuality; hard fact
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means