prospects of victory; chances of success
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to spit out; to eject; to dump
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
sudden change; complete change
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
one by one; one each; one at a time
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to sniff out; to get wind of
(theatrical) fighting scene
piece of evidence; evidence
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something