woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil
aggressor; assailant; invader
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
light emanating from a sword; shimmering of a sword
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
swimming in the middle of winter or the cold season
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
drug administration; giving of a drug; medication
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
breath; breathing; bless; bracelet
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to ask; to enquire; to query
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action