fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
varying the tempo or speed (of something) at will
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
extermination; annihilation
and so; therefore; for that reason
state of the war; war situation
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
technique; art; skill; move
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
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
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating