blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
magic bullet; magic bullets
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
front; frontage; facade; main
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to turn towards; to point
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
power; might; authority; influence
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to watch steadily; to stare
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
beyond this point; from now on; after this
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
had better ...; had better not ...
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
family; relatives; dependents; household