to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
again; once more; a second time
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral
sword skills; swordsmanship
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
combat power; fighting strength
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
accumulation; accumulate; store
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
place; position; location; position; standing; status
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)