fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); (Taiwan) dollar; Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
unusual space; other dimension
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment