to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to take back; to recapture
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
absorption; suction; attraction
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
bacterium; bacteria; germ
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
trivial; not amounting to much
how much; how many; to what extent
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
combat power; fighting strength
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
decision; judgment; resolution
literally; to the letter; literal
to cut apart; to split; to divide; to cut open
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
what's what; heads or tails
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit