clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
occupation; calling; livelihood
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
way out; means to escape; escape route
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
totally willing; fully motivated
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow