nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
restoration; repair; mending
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
fat; tallow; lard; grease
steel; sword steel; sword
polish; grinding; sharpening
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to wash away; to rinse off
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
support; backing; aid; assistance
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
killing time; staving off boredom
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
patterns of thinking; train of thought
language center (brain); language centre
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
preventive measure; precautionary measure
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
moving from one battlefield to another; fighting on successive fronts; fighting in various battles
extensive; vast range; wide scope
all over; all over the place; everywhere
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
specific area; specified region; designated area
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset