defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
light; easy; non-serious; minor
small; narrow; single-breadth cloth (approx. 36 cm wide)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to crumble away; to collapse
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
thoroughly; through and through
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold