nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
covering; protection; backing; relief
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
many; a lot; much; multitude
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
exchange of blows; long rally
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to get accustomed to using
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to differ; to vary; to disagree
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to unfold; to unroll; to open
extermination; annihilation
technique; art; skill; move
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
successively; one after another
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to pay attention; to be watchful
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)