destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
bullet; round; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy); hitman
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
technique; art; skill; move
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
to come and go; to go back and forth
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
people; men and women; each person; everybody
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...