to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
technique; art; skill; move
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
lethality; killing effectiveness
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to launch a surprise attack
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to become empty; to be emptied
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up