sword skills; swordsmanship
concealment; suppression; hiding
phantom; vision; illusion
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
consists of; comprises; is made up of
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
one who knows little often repeats it
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
is something that; is that which
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
throw; throwing; throwing event
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
villain; baddie; the villain's part
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
anxiety (about the future)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
otherwise; or else; if not
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love