scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
slim; slender; slight; delicate
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to sob; to be choked with tears
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to slide into; to slip into
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
on the occasion of; at the time of
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
each; respectively; individually; separately
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off