sword skills; swordsmanship
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
front kick (esp. martial arts)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
transverse abdominal muscle; transversus abdominis muscle
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
pride; dignity; self-respect
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
to melt together; to blend together
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to put one's strength into
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following