weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
clear; precise; definite; distinct
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
sharply (glare, stare, etc.); piercingly; stinging; clashing (of swords, etc.)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
side effect; adverse reaction
break in time; interruption; pause
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
literally; to the letter; literal
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
one house; the same house