near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
protector (e.g. chest); guard
helmet dome; bowl of a helmet; protective iron plate worn on a headband
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief
guess; speculation; supposition
dried slices of steamed sweet potato
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
clerk; office worker; office staff
personal funds; one's own money; self-funding
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
disgust; dislike; loathing; abhorrence; hatred
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
hope; white hope; person of promise
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
boasting of one's strength