stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that's the way it is; such is life
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
such ... as; or some such
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
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)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
posing; modeling; modelling
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance