management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
many; much; plenty; hardly
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
rain and wind; driving rain
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
support; backing; aid; assistance
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
trio; gang of three; threesome
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
you could say; you might say; verging on the
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
slash character (ASCII 057); slash (fan fiction)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer