battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
expression; presentation; representation; notation
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
grasp; catch; understanding
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to pick up; to find; to gather
innumerable; countless; numberless
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name