to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
hand used like a sword in striking
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
the front; honest; upright; decent
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
putting into operation; invocation
refining; purification; careful manufacture
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
notice; attention; observation
genuine article; real thing; real deal
dull sound; muffled sound
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
all; entire; whole; altogether
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
immediately; right away; on the spot
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
innumerable; countless; numberless
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any