single edge (e.g. sword blade)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
second; number two; runner-up
trial product; prototype model
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
several years; a few years
foundation stone; cornerstone
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
five (long cylindrical things)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
expression; look; countenance; face
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon