virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
chief vassal; senior statesman
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to smash violently; to crush
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
never ceasing; never ending; endless
bridge building; bridge; cross-linking
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
to make something resound
trivial; not amounting to much
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
downhill grade; downgrade
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
irregular time; irregular metre
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
armor and helmet (armour)
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear