one's way (ahead); one's path
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
training; drill; practice; discipline
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
control; check; restraint; inhibition
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
ability; performance; efficiency
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes