trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
professor; teaching; instruction
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
viscous; sticky; gluey; viscosity
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
study; library; den; home office; reading room
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
medicine; medical science
to give (a person) first-aid; to administer first aid
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
serious; severe; grave; acute
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
coating (esp. lacquering)
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
script; screenplay; scenario
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)