sword skills; swordsmanship
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
decoration; ornament; trimmings
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
temporary truce; ceasefire
to invite in; to show someone in
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off