(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
great swordsman; master fencer
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
unlucky day; bad day; evil day; critical day (for a crop)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
softly; mildly; gently; politely
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
frequency (of occurrence)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
presumption; assumption; estimation
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
being startled; getting a shock
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
remaining quantity; residual quantity
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
(right at the) side; just beside
hair (on the head); (a) hair