attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to face; to go towards; to head towards
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
beginning; outset; first; onset
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
choices; alternatives; options
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after