sword; blade; single stroke
two (long cylindrical things)
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
self-consciousness; self-awareness
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to say no more; to sink into silence
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to comfort; to console; to amuse
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
very much; very many; more and more
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to laugh away; to laugh off
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition