tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
battlefield; battleground
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
rise and fall; ups and downs
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to get accustomed to using
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
difference; variation; difference
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to put one's strength into
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
power; might; authority; influence
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
ultimate; final; last; eventual