just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to kill by burning to death
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
sword strike; sword slash
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
two equal parts; exactly two parts
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
composite; combined; complex
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
killing and wounding; bloodshed
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
multiplication; synergism
beyond imagination; unimaginable
extremely dangerous; full of peril
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
hostile party; enemy side
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
while alive; during one's lifetime
tacit; unspoken; implicit
private citizen; civilian