before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
trio; gang of three; threesome
long (time that has passed); old (story)
handsome young man; Adonis
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
magic sword; cursed sword
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
by all means; by all costs
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability
being on the ropes; losing ground
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem