standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to join together; to combine; to join up
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
jewel; precious stone; gem
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
curse; spell; malediction
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
weight; heavyweight boxer
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
objection; dissent; protest
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
sacrifice sale; selling at a loss; dumping; clearance sale