sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
power; might; authority; influence
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
eardrum; tympanic membrane
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to blow out; to spout out
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
critical moment; do-or-die situation
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
short pause; short interval
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
hey there; I say; see here
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein