area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
strength; power; proficiency; ability
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to become pale; to turn pale
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to surge (water or waves)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
safety; welfare; well-being
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
only; merely; but; no more than
wristbone; carpus; carpal bone
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum