cane; walking stick; staff; wand
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to go ahead; to pull ahead
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
quite; utterly; really; completely
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to fly around; to scatter
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to be tired of looking at
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
gliding (through the air)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
make; workmanship; preparation
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke