barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to be too late; to be too slow
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
heart; guts; nerve; central part
just above; right overhead
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to fall on one's backside
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to correct oneself; to restate