to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
bipartite; in two parts; double
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
pair of single-edged swords; dual blades; twin swords
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
perception; sensation; awareness
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
fencing; art of wielding swords
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
adult; adult; pornographic; explicit
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger