matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
casualties; the killed and wounded
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to thrust before; to thrust at
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
unidentifiable; unidentified
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
here and there; in places
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
perfect; just right; ideal
handrail; railing; banister
in deep black; in jet black
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
index finger; forefinger; second toe
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
suspicion (of others); jealousy
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
interruption; suspension; break
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge