precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
petty underling; small fry
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
to watch for an unguarded moment
to knock down; to knock off
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to move forward; to move on
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
commencing with; including
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
confusion; mixing; merger
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society