byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
inspection; examination; survey
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
to do someone in; to bump someone off
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
limited; restricted; constrained
murder; killing; murderer
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
certainly; surely; definitely
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
drawing a sword; drawn sword
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
without; but if; otherwise; or else
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
slightly early; just before
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part