prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
metre; meter; meter; gauge
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
double-edged; double-edged blade
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to shed light; to cast light
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to need; to call for; to require
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
objection; dissent; protest
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context