to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
excellent plan; best policy
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
strong defense; strong defence
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
hand used like a sword in striking
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
sympathy; compassion; pity
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
practice; practising; training; study
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation