to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
trivial; not amounting to much
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
bearing; heading; point of the compass
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
perfect; complete; flawless
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death