pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
chance (of success); odds
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
strength; power; proficiency; ability
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
simply; merely; only; solely
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
intelligence; intellect; brains
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die