intelligence; intellect; brains
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
military personnel; soldier
the same; the said; likewise
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
(right at the) side; just beside
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
rather; sooner; preferably
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
proposal; proposition; suggestion
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence