to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
function; facility; faculty; feature
if you think about it; come to think of it
sword strike; sword slash
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
offense; offence; method of attack
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
without trouble; easily; readily
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to fire into; to shoot into
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to pierce through; to break through
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
ten; 10; ten years of age
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
phantom; vision; illusion
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
that; he; she; that person
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
power; might; authority; influence
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)