sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to estrange (two friends); to come between (two people); to drive a wedge
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to part left and right; to open out
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
assistance; backing; reinforcements
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to see; to look; to watch