achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to care for someone; to look after someone
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
(with) a flash of a drawn sword; brandishing a sword
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
calm; composed; cool; quiet
passing through without stopping; passing by
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt