to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
short pause; short interval
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to spit out; to eject; to dump
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
sword; blade; single stroke
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
deed; act; work; performance
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
tension; mental strain; nervousness
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
silence; stillness; quietness
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
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)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least