younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to get strong; to gain strength
to make a speech; to address
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
military man; warrior; soldier
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to change the position of
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up