peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
murder; killing; murderer
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
war; battle; match; game; competition
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
severe wound; serious wound; gash
to refuse; to decline; to deny
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
after that; afterwards; thereafter
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
setting a bad example to others
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
Hercules; Heracles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
doping (in sports); doping (of a semiconductor)
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose