to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
long (time that has passed); old (story)
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
offensive (movement); aggression
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter