teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
all (there is); as long as there is
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
means; way; method; measure
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
scope; valid range; effective range (e.g. in broadcasting); coverage
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
dragon-slaying; Kawasaki Ki-45 (WWII heavy fighter aircraft)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
killing and wounding; bloodshed
popular name; common name; given name
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to need; to call for; to require
tendency; trend; inclination
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
deed; act; work; performance
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another