elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
maintenance; preservation; improvement
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to recall; to remember; to recollect
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to cut downward; to slash downward
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
number of times; frequency; count
the front; honest; upright; decent
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
large number (of); many; majority
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
power; might; authority; influence
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now; the present time; just now; another; more
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice